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Jefferson City, Missouri Weather

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

Jefferson City, MO
Thursday, June 4 at 8:31 AM
60
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Jefferson City, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJefferson City, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 87°
Jefferson City, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.07″
    90°69°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    26%
    87°66°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    58%
    81°67°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Showers
    57%
    0.73″
    81°68°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.30″
    91°68°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    92°72°+1°
Jefferson City, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 41°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 16 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the sse.
Jefferson City, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.7995.9997.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jefferson City, MO
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Jefferson City, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.0mi
UNLIMITED
124 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
08:31 UTC ·Jefferson 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
08:31 UTC ·Jefferson City, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Jefferson City, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jefferson City, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jefferson City, MO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Jefferson City, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:34 AM
Moonset
2:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Jefferson City, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jefferson City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 4, 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 — Jefferson City

SPC has placed Jefferson City 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 Jefferson 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.