Fordland, Missouri Weather
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Fordland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Partly Cloudy12%—82°60°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°67°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers33%0.03″76°67°-9°
- SundayJun 7Showers73%0.01″78°66°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers52%—87°67°+9°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm30%—90°70°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm15%—88°70°-2°
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:32 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Fordland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (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 — Fordland
SPC has placed Fordland 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.