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Galena, Missouri Weather

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

Galena, MO
Thursday, June 4 at 7:08 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
75%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Galena, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGalena, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 64°H 83°
Galena, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    29%
    83°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    17%
    86°66°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    82°63°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    69%
    84°65°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    47%
    90°68°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    91°70°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    13%
    92°71°+1°
Galena, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
112° · backing 6°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the ese.
Galena, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.85 inHg
Now
976.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.3976.3978.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Galena, MO
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 33. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Galena, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
07:08 UTC ·Galena, 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
07:08 UTC ·Galena, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Galena, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Galena, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Galena, MO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Galena, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:33 AM
Moonset
2:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Galena, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Galena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (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 — Galena

SPC has placed Galena 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 Galena

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.