Tightwad, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tightwad weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain38%0.14″87°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain24%0.41″88°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain—0.65″85°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle27%—88°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm45%—89°73°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.2 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 5.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tightwad at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Tightwad
- Sat88°72°38%
- Sun88°69°24%
- Mon85°68°6%
- Tue88°65°4%
- Wed91°68°2%
- Thu88°70°27%
- Fri89°73°45%
- Sat78°66°18%
- Sun79°60°8%
- Mon79°59°5%
- Tue81°60°4%
- Wed85°60°10%
- Thu86°63°17%
- Fri86°67°23%
- Sat81°69°23%
- Sun80°65°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Tightwad
SPC has placed Tightwad in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Tightwad
- 64735