Big Lake, Missouri Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——87°66°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——77°61°-10°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle10%—80°58°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Heavy Showers66%1.1″79°63°-1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Showers89%1.6″72°60°-7°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy20%—73°55°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Showers—0.37″68°57°-5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 9.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:22 AM
- Moonset
- 11:00 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Big Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Big Lake
- Wed87°66°4%
- Thu77°61°8%
- Fri80°58°10%
- Sat79°63°66%
- Sun72°60°89%
- Mon73°55°20%
- Tue68°57°7%
- Wed80°58°17%
- Thu81°62°33%
- Fri78°66°33%
- Sat87°69°19%
- Sun71°66°34%
- Mon77°60°30%
- Tue78°59°39%
- Wed71°57°48%
- Thu77°55°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Big Lake
SPC has placed Big Lake in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Big Lake
- 64437