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Wood Heights, Missouri Weather

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

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

Wood Heights, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:09 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
53%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Wood Heights, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWood Heights, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 68°H 87°
Wood Heights, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.10″
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    16%
    0.16″
    92°67°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    85°67°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    84°64°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    86°73°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    33%
    84°70°-2°
Wood Heights, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 35°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 27 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 248SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the w.
Wood Heights, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.5975.7980.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wood Heights, MO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Wood Heights, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.3mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
18:09 UTC · Wood Heights, 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
18:09 UTC · Wood Heights, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wood Heights, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wood Heights, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wood Heights, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wood Heights, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wood Heights, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wood Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Wood Heights

  1. Sat85°68°43%
  2. Sun92°67°16%
  3. Mon85°67°13%
  4. Tue84°64°1%
  5. Wed89°65°6%
  6. Thu86°73°33%
  7. Fri84°70°33%
  8. Sat79°63°13%
  9. Sun80°59°9%
  10. Mon80°57°4%
  11. Tue79°60°3%
  12. Wed84°58°9%
  13. Thu86°63°10%
  14. Fri86°72°10%
  15. Sat87°67°6%
  16. Sun78°62°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 — Wood Heights

SPC has placed Wood Heights 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 Wood Heights

  • 64024

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.