Weather in Pontiac, Missouri
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pontiac, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Pontiac, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
79°
1p
81°
11%
2p
78°
20%
3p
81°
13%
4p
79°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
Pontiac, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle16%86°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle28%88°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle69%84°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle69%63°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers28%63°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle28%75°59°
Pontiac, MO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Pontiac, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 97°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pontiac, MO
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pontiac, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pontiac, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Pontiac, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pontiac at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 26 (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.