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Weather in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

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

Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
69%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
72°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
82°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
L 61°H 82°
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    85°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    30%
    78°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    81%
    78°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66%
    69°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    59°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    67°56°
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
56°71°86°12a6a12p6pnow 65°high 82°low 61°
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · backing 32°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.7
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.7
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968–973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fort Leonard Wood, 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 →

Fort Leonard Wood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 3 (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.