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Utica, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Utica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Utica, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 8:41 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Utica, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUtica, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 67°H 88°
Utica, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    36%
    0.17″
    88°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    90°67°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    86°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    89°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    91°72°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    29%
    88°71°-3°
Utica, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · veering 176°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 21 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Utica, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.0
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.23 inHg
Now
990.0
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.3985.5989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Utica, MO
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Utica, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
63 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
13:41 UTC · Utica, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:41 UTC · Utica, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Utica, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Utica, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Utica, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Utica, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Utica, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Utica at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64686

16-Day Forecast — Utica

  1. Sat89°67°36%
  2. Sun90°67°12%
  3. Mon86°69°6%
  4. Tue86°67°7%
  5. Wed89°66°24%
  6. Thu91°72°38%
  7. Fri88°71°29%
  8. Sat89°71°14%
  9. Sun77°61°11%
  10. Mon80°58°5%
  11. Tue81°59°4%
  12. Wed80°64°10%
  13. Thu86°66°10%
  14. Fri84°67°10%
  15. Sat86°70°14%
  16. Sun88°72°13%

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 — Utica

SPC has placed Utica in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Utica

  • 64686

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.