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Palmyra, Missouri Weather

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Palmyra weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Palmyra, MO
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:22 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
28%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Palmyra, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPalmyra, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
Palmyra, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    83°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°58°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    48%
    85°68°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    40%
    84°70°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    39%
    0.28″
    86°68°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.02″
    79°69°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    0.13″
    85°71°+6°
Palmyra, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · veering 11°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the sse.
Palmyra, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.2
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.2
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.7999.4999.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Palmyra, MO
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 83 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
127μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 83 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 83
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 94
Palmyra, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.6mi
UNLIMITED
147 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:22 UTC ·Palmyra, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:22 UTC ·Palmyra, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Palmyra, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Palmyra, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Palmyra, MO
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Palmyra, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:57 AM
Moonset
1:06 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Palmyra, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Palmyra at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 — Palmyra

SPC has placed Palmyra in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Palmyra

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.