Richards, Missouri Weather
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Richards weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast17%—86°64°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast12%—90°71°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle13%—82°70°-8°
- SundayJun 7Showers74%0.06″79°66°-3°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm62%—89°69°+10°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm31%—89°72°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm——90°72°+1°
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 49 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 4:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:27 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Richards at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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 4, 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 — Richards
SPC has placed Richards in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.