Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Augusta, Missouri Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Augusta, MO
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:47 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
33%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Augusta, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAugusta, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 81°
Augusta, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°62°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    89°65°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    89°64°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    49%
    0.07″
    89°69°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    61%
    80°70°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    32%
    90°71°+10°
Augusta, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · veering 47°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Augusta, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.7
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.7
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.31003.71004.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Augusta, MO
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~99 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 100 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 121 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
137μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 121 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
9.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 121
Augusta, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.2mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
17:47 UTC ·Augusta, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:47 UTC ·Augusta, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Augusta, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Augusta, MO
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Augusta, MO
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Augusta, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:50 AM
Moonset
1:07 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Augusta, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Augusta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 — Augusta

SPC has placed Augusta in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Augusta

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.