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Forest City, Missouri Weather

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

Forest City, MO
Friday, June 5 at 7:14 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
94%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Forest City, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForest City, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 87°
Forest City, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    0.22″
    87°68°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    90°70°+3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    78%
    77°67°-13°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.02″
    83°66°+6°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    90°73°+7°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    90°74°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Drizzle
    89°66°-1°
Forest City, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 59°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 249SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the sw.
Forest City, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.82 inHg
Now
976.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.2975.7977.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Forest City, MO
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Forest City, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
07:14 UTC ·Forest City, 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
07:14 UTC ·Forest City, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Forest City, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forest City, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forest City, MO
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Forest City, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:21 AM
Moonset
3:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Forest City, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Forest City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (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 — Forest City

SPC has placed Forest City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Forest City

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.