Lone Jack, Missouri Weather
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Lone Jack weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:20 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Light Drizzle later11%0.02″72°64°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast21%0.02″64°58°-8°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——77°51°+13°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——77°55°0°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle28%—81°59°+4°
- SaturdaySep 26Light Showers43%0.01″82°66°+1°
- SundaySep 27Light Showers33%—75°64°-7°
Air quality now AQI 29 · Good
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:47 PM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Lone Jack at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 68°F (high 72°F, low 64°F), about the 67°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 8 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 10 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Lone Jack
- Mon72°64°11%
- Tue64°58°21%
- Wed77°51°0%
- Thu77°55°5%
- Fri81°59°28%
- Sat82°66°43%
- Sun75°64°33%
- Mon82°65°28%
- Tue80°62°38%
- Wed80°55°18%
- Thu80°54°15%
- Fri88°61°23%
- Sat88°70°16%
- Sun93°71°11%
- Mon83°61°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 29) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Lone Jack
Lone Jack sits in Jackson County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 54m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 26m — a swing of +5h 27m 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 213 miles to the E. The nearest town Lone Jack tracks is La Tour, roughly 17 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Lone Jack
Air quality in Lone Jack’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 46).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Lone Jack's warmest month is July (~78°F mean) and its coldest is January (~30°F). Rainfall peaks in May (5.8 inches) and bottoms out in January (1.4 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 1.4″ | 7 |
| February | 34° | 1.8″ | 8 |
| March | 45° | 3.0″ | 10 |
| April | 55° | 4.2″ | 11 |
| May | 65° | 5.8″ | 12 |
| June | 74° | 5.3″ | 10 |
| July | 78° | 4.7″ | 9 |
| August | 77° | 4.4″ | 9 |
| September | 69° | 4.4″ | 8 |
| October | 57° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| November | 44° | 2.4″ | 6 |
| December | 34° | 1.9″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lake Lotawana, MO, Tarsney Lakes, MO, Pleasant Hill, MO
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Lone Jack's January averages 30°F and July 78°F — 49°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 42.7 inches over some 106 days.
Lone Jack's rain peaks in summer: May brings 5.8 inches over 12.4 thunderstorm-fed days, while January sees just 1.4 inches across 7.0 days under cooler, drier air. Lone Jack shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Lake Lotawana, MO, Tarsney Lakes, MO and Pleasant Hill, MO.
Lone Jack's growing window opens around April 8, once Lone Jack's overnight lows stop freezing — sow kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Hold Lone Jack's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Lone Jack's last frost. Around October 29, freezing nights resume in Lone Jack and tender crops must come in. Sheltered Lone Jack yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Lake Lotawana, MO, Tarsney Lakes, MO, Pleasant Hill, MO, Baldwin Park, MO, Strasburg, MO.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Lone Jack?
- In Lone Jack, expect the last spring frost near April 8; Lone Jack's first autumn frost comes around October 29.
- What is the rainy season in Lone Jack?
- Rainfall in Lone Jack peaks in May near 5.8 inches, out of about 43 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Lone Jack?
- Lone Jack peaks in July, when the mean runs near 78°F.
- What is the coldest month in Lone Jack?
- January is Lone Jack's coldest month, averaging about 30°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Lone Jack?
- In Lone Jack, sow peas and hardy greens around April 8; Lone Jack's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Lone Jack get?
- Lone Jack averages about 106 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Lone Jack?
- Since January in Lone Jack averages 30°F, Lone Jack's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Lone Jack?
- Lone Jack's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Lone Jack?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lone Jack in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Lone Jack?
- Current conditions for Lone Jack and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Lone Jack forecast updated?
- The Lone Jack forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Lone Jack?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lone Jack are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Lone Jack?
- The next few days in Lone Jack's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Lone Jack sits at 38.9°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Lone Jack
- 64070
- 64086