Center, Missouri Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——79°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast24%—80°59°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail69%—89°60°+9°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast67%—72°58°-17°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——75°56°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle20%—79°57°+4°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hvy Hail49%—80°63°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
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
- 5:42 AM
- Moonset
- 8:51 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Center
- Mon79°52°0%
- Tue80°59°24%
- Wed89°60°69%
- Thu72°58°67%
- Fri75°56°1%
- Sat79°57°20%
- Sun80°63°49%
- Mon82°68°49%
- Tue75°64°10%
- Wed75°63°14%
- Thu81°63°11%
- Fri81°64°16%
- Sat79°66°29%
- Sun75°62°23%
- Mon77°60°24%
- Tue75°57°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Center
SPC has placed Center in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3ENHEnhanced Risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Center
- 63436