Ethel, Missouri Weather
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Ethel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——78°53°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast20%—78°59°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm87%—84°59°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast45%—72°56°-12°
- FridayJun 19Partly Cloudy——74°49°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Showers29%0.05″71°60°-3°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers49%0.35″74°63°+3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:45 AM
- Moonset
- 8:58 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Ethel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Ethel
- Mon78°53°1%
- Tue78°59°20%
- Wed84°59°87%
- Thu72°56°45%
- Fri74°49°2%
- Sat71°60°29%
- Sun74°63°49%
- Mon72°59°44%
- Tue71°64°12%
- Wed81°64°11%
- Thu88°70°12%
- Fri88°71°32%
- Sat89°73°32%
- Sun89°73°29%
- Mon88°73°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Ethel
SPC has placed Ethel in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3ENHEnhanced Risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Ethel
- 63539