Ludlow, Missouri Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ludlow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——81°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle27%0.03″81°63°0°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail51%—94°66°+13°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——71°58°-23°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——78°57°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast33%—79°60°+1°
- SundayJun 21Showers54%0.66″79°66°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:00 AM
- Moonset
- 10:02 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Ludlow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Ludlow
- Mon81°52°0%
- Tue81°63°27%
- Wed94°66°51%
- Thu71°58°8%
- Fri78°57°1%
- Sat79°60°33%
- Sun79°66°54%
- Mon72°60°50%
- Tue65°61°24%
- Wed73°60°20%
- Thu89°64°20%
- Fri79°61°19%
- Sat81°67°26%
- Sun76°70°55%
- Mon82°67°45%
- Tue81°61°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Ludlow
SPC has placed Ludlow 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 Ludlow
- 64656