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Weather in Hayward, MO · National Weather Service + NOAA

Hayward has milder winters than most of Missouri

Hayward has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

Winter 48°/31°Spring 70°/49°Summer 89°/69°Fall 71°/50°
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What stands out about Hayward’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of MissouriJanuary nights average 29°, milder than 1,326 of 1,353 Missouri towns.A long growing season227 frost-free days, from Mar 25 to Nov 7.Warmer summers than most of MissouriJuly afternoons average 90°, warmer than 1,220 of 1,353 Missouri towns.Wetter than most of Missouri50 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 1,335 of 1,353 Missouri towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Hayward’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
48° / 31°
3 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
70° / 49°
Last frost around Mar 25
Summer
89° / 69°
45 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
71° / 50°
First frost around Nov 7
36 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 7)
Best months to be outside
AprMaySepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Hayward get?About 7 inches a winter.When is it wettest?April, with 5.4 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Hayward itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Portageville, MO (2 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.

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