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Zalma, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Zalma, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 7:26 PM
76
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
79°
Humidity
86%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Zalma, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZalma, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 88°
Zalma, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    53%
    0.13″
    92°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    88°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    89°71°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    90°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    92°68°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    97°72°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    92°73°-5°
Zalma, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · backing 33°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 27 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Zalma, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.3
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.3
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.8998.91000.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Zalma, MO
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.8 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Zalma, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.7mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
00:26 UTC · Zalma, 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
00:26 UTC · Zalma, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Zalma, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zalma, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zalma, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Zalma, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Zalma, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Zalma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 63787

16-Day Forecast — Zalma

  1. Sat92°73°53%
  2. Sun88°71°20%
  3. Mon89°71°14%
  4. Tue90°67°8%
  5. Wed92°68°11%
  6. Thu97°72°26%
  7. Fri92°73°38%
  8. Sat91°70°35%
  9. Sun83°67°16%
  10. Mon87°62°9%
  11. Tue92°66°8%
  12. Wed96°71°13%
  13. Thu96°69°18%
  14. Fri97°75°29%
  15. Sat101°76°26%
  16. Sun104°77°30%

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 — Zalma

SPC has placed Zalma 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 Zalma

  • 63787

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.