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Kirksville, Missouri Weather

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

Kirksville, MO
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:59 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
34%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Kirksville, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKirksville, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 85°
Kirksville, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    82°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    20%
    85°60°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    1.2″
    83°66°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    49%
    80°69°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    57%
    0.06″
    85°68°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    56%
    0.10″
    78°67°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    82°69°+4°
Kirksville, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 10°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the sse.
Kirksville, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.3984.9984.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kirksville, MO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+44 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 44 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 98
Kirksville, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.6mi
UNLIMITED
148 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
23:59 UTC ·Kirksville, 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
23:59 UTC ·Kirksville, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kirksville, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kirksville, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kirksville, MO
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kirksville, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
1:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Kirksville, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kirksville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 — Kirksville

SPC has placed Kirksville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Kirksville

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.