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St. James, Missouri Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. James weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. James, MO
Friday, June 5 at 4:19 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
St. James, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. James, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 85°
St. James, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    80°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    85°66°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    13%
    86°67°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    83%
    0.06″
    79°65°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    66%
    93°68°+14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    35%
    95°69°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    11%
    96°72°+1°
St. James, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · veering 67°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2910SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 67° from the s.
St. James, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.1
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.1
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.1975.7975.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
St. James, MO
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
St. James, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.7mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
04:19 UTC ·St. James, 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
04:19 UTC ·St. James, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
St. James, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. James, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. James, MO
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
St. James, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
3:18 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
St. James, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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St. James at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 5, 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 — St. James

SPC has placed St. James 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.

ZIP codes in St. James

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.