Waynesville, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waynesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain27%0.84″88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—98°70°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—85°76°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—93°70°+8°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waynesville 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: 65583
16-Day Forecast — Waynesville
- Sun88°71°27%
- Mon87°69°7%
- Tue86°70°9%
- Wed93°67°2%
- Thu98°70°32%
- Fri85°76°36%
- Sat93°70°32%
- Sun93°69°14%
- Mon93°66°5%
- Tue88°62°4%
- Wed89°62°5%
- Thu94°68°21%
- Fri91°70°28%
- Sat91°71°29%
- Sun91°68°19%
- Mon94°67°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Waynesville
SPC includes Waynesville in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Waynesville
- 65583