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Weather in Pleasant Hill, Missouri

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pleasant Hill, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
56%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Pleasant Hill, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
68°
12a
68°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
82°
4p
80°
5p
78°
10%
6p
78°
7p
78°
8p
L 63°H 83°
Pleasant Hill, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    87°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    82°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    66%
    77°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    63°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    66°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    67°57°
Pleasant Hill, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · veering 21°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Pleasant Hill, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.9
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.67 inHg
Now
970.9
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pleasant Hill, MO
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
5.7 μg/m³
Ozone
69.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pleasant Hill, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pleasant Hill, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
1:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pleasant Hill, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pleasant Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

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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.