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Aredale, Iowa Weather

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

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

Aredale, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:32 PM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
Aredale, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAredale, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 82°
Aredale, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.06″
    81°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    82°64°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    84°66°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    84°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    43%
    82°65°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    43%
    77°60°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    81°61°+4°
Aredale, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
047° · backing 76°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 95SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 76° from the ne.
Aredale, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.4977.7978.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aredale, IA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — 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
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Aredale, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
01:32 UTC · Aredale, 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
01:32 UTC · Aredale, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Aredale, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aredale, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aredale, 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
12:39 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Aredale, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Aredale, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aredale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50605

16-Day Forecast — Aredale

  1. Sat81°69°38%
  2. Sun82°64°12%
  3. Mon84°66°3%
  4. Tue84°66°12%
  5. Wed82°65°43%
  6. Thu77°60°43%
  7. Fri81°61°9%
  8. Sat76°61°9%
  9. Sun75°57°10%
  10. Mon82°61°9%
  11. Tue87°67°4%
  12. Wed82°63°17%
  13. Thu87°66°26%
  14. Fri89°72°29%
  15. Sat87°68°23%
  16. Sun80°61°26%

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 — Aredale

SPC includes Aredale 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 Aredale

  • 50605

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.