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Anita, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Anita, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:11 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
89%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Anita, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAnita, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 85°
Anita, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    73%
    0.21″
    85°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°68°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    85°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    23%
    0.11″
    80°68°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    76°65°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    78°65°+2°
Anita, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
346° · backing 78°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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 9 · pk 25 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 181SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 78° from the nnw.
Anita, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.6
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.6
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.8967.8970.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Anita, IA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Anita, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
10:11 UTC · Anita, 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
10:11 UTC · Anita, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Anita, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Anita, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Anita, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Anita, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Anita, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Anita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50020

15-Day Forecast — Anita

  1. Sat85°71°73%
  2. Sun89°68°7%
  3. Mon85°67°4%
  4. Tue84°67°3%
  5. Wed80°68°23%
  6. Thu76°65°33%
  7. Fri78°65°17%
  8. Sat86°70°10%
  9. Sun86°66°10%
  10. Mon83°66°7%
  11. Tue81°60°4%
  12. Wed81°62°17%
  13. Thu87°66°19%
  14. Fri87°70°19%
  15. Sat83°62°23%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Anita

SPC has placed Anita in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Anita

  • 50020

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.