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Weather in Ridgeway, Missouri

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

Ridgeway, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
63
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
60°
Humidity
95%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Ridgeway, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
68°
10p
68°
11%
11p
67°
10%
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
89°
6p
84°
7p
79°
10%
8p
L 60°H 89°
Ridgeway, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    91%
    82°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    81°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    76%
    79°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    85%
    63°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    15%
    66°55°
Ridgeway, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
025° · veering 150°
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 11
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 11 · pk 38 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nne-bound air across the harbor.
Ridgeway, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.3
-2.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.3
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ridgeway, MO
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ridgeway, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgeway, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ridgeway, 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 →

Ridgeway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (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.

ZIP codes in Ridgeway

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.