Walker, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain31%1.2″90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle21%0.03″89°69°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm18%—87°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——88°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——89°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—91°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast48%—88°77°-3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Walker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64790
16-Day Forecast — Walker
- Sat90°70°31%
- Sun89°69°21%
- Mon87°68°18%
- Tue88°69°4%
- Wed89°69°3%
- Thu91°71°29%
- Fri88°77°48%
- Sat89°71°25%
- Sun80°64°9%
- Mon79°58°4%
- Tue85°60°3%
- Wed85°65°10%
- Thu86°66°10%
- Fri82°66°19%
- Sat84°68°14%
- Sun86°71°16%
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 — Walker
SPC has placed Walker 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 Walker
- 64790