Ava, Missouri Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ava weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Mostly Clear——87°66°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——92°65°+5°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——93°66°+1°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——99°67°+6°
- ThursdayAug 6Drizzle14%—96°71°-3°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle19%—99°71°+3°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle17%0.01″96°70°-3°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Ava at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 65608
16-Day Forecast — Ava
- Sun87°66°4%
- Mon92°65°0%
- Tue93°66°0%
- Wed99°67°3%
- Thu96°71°14%
- Fri99°71°19%
- Sat96°70°17%
- Sun98°71°7%
- Mon98°72°5%
- Tue97°72°8%
- Wed99°72°11%
- Thu100°71°11%
- Fri103°71°14%
- Sat87°71°25%
- Sun95°71°33%
- Mon93°70°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Ava
Ava sits in Douglas County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 42m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 37m — a swing of +5h 5m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
St. Louis, the state’s largest city, lies about 176 miles to the NE. The nearest town Ava tracks is Springfield, roughly 38 miles to the WNW.
ZIP codes in Ava
- 65608