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Joplin, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Joplin, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 10:32 AM
47
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
44°
Humidity
95%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
9:19 PM
Joplin, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJoplin, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 69°
Joplin, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    69°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    74°49°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    20%
    77°55°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    58°48°-19°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    19%
    70°43°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    73°56°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    41%
    0.27″
    75°56°+2°
Joplin, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · veering 116°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 23 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Joplin, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
896.2
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 26.46 inHg
Now
896.2
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896904
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW904.3895.8898.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Joplin, MT
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5Good
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Joplin, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
10:32 UTC ·Joplin, MT · 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
10:32 UTC ·Joplin, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Joplin, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Joplin, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Joplin, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 56m
Sunset
9:19 PM
Civil dusk
4:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Joplin, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
6:27 AM
Moonset
2:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Joplin, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Joplin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Joplin

SPC has placed Joplin in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Joplin

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.