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Arlington, Iowa Weather

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

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

Arlington, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:04 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
67%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Arlington, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArlington, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 81°
Arlington, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.05″
    81°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    79°66°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    79°63°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°62°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    41%
    80°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    44%
    77°63°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    79°61°+2°
Arlington, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · backing 7°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Arlington, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.7973.2975.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arlington, IA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Arlington, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.1mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
20:04 UTC · Arlington, 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
20:04 UTC · Arlington, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arlington, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arlington, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arlington, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arlington, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arlington, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50606

16-Day Forecast — Arlington

  1. Sat82°67°56%
  2. Sun79°66°10%
  3. Mon79°63°2%
  4. Tue80°62°1%
  5. Wed80°64°41%
  6. Thu77°63°44%
  7. Fri79°61°11%
  8. Sat73°60°10%
  9. Sun76°56°11%
  10. Mon75°57°10%
  11. Tue78°59°5%
  12. Wed76°58°23%
  13. Thu79°63°26%
  14. Fri79°65°23%
  15. Sat73°60°23%
  16. Sun74°58°25%

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 — Arlington

SPC includes Arlington 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 Arlington

  • 50606

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.