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Amana, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Amana, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:30 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Amana, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAmana, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Amana, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    70%
    0.91″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°67°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    85°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.05″
    76°65°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    80°66°+4°
Amana, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
013° · veering 31°
Direction
NNE
013°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 149SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Amana, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.7986.2987.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Amana, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — 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
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Amana, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.3mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
00:30 UTC · Amana, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:30 UTC · Amana, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Amana, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Amana, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Amana, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Amana, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Amana, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Amana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52203

16-Day Forecast — Amana

  1. Sat84°67°70%
  2. Sun85°67°9%
  3. Mon82°66°4%
  4. Tue83°65°2%
  5. Wed85°66°36%
  6. Thu76°65°47%
  7. Fri80°66°12%
  8. Sat75°64°7%
  9. Sun76°55°7%
  10. Mon81°59°5%
  11. Tue85°68°4%
  12. Wed84°67°26%
  13. Thu85°69°19%
  14. Fri88°74°20%
  15. Sat89°76°20%
  16. Sun82°63°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Amana

SPC includes Amana in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Amana

  • 52203

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.