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Atalissa, Iowa Weather

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

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

Atalissa, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:11 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
70%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:42 PM
Atalissa, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAtalissa, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 83°
Atalissa, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    54%
    0.02″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    83°68°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°62°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    83°64°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    42%
    80°69°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    81°66°+1°
Atalissa, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
002° · backing 160°
Direction
N
002°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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 6 · pk 24 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 169SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 160° from the n.
Atalissa, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0989.3989.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Atalissa, IA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — 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
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Atalissa, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
23:11 UTC · Atalissa, 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
23:11 UTC · Atalissa, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Atalissa, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Atalissa, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Atalissa, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Atalissa, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Atalissa, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atalissa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 52720

16-Day Forecast — Atalissa

  1. Sat82°68°54%
  2. Sun83°68°18%
  3. Mon80°66°3%
  4. Tue82°62°1%
  5. Wed83°64°29%
  6. Thu80°69°42%
  7. Fri81°66°16%
  8. Sat72°62°10%
  9. Sun76°59°8%
  10. Mon75°58°7%
  11. Tue78°59°5%
  12. Wed78°58°29%
  13. Thu82°64°19%
  14. Fri78°66°26%
  15. Sat78°63°24%
  16. Sun74°59°27%

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 — Atalissa

SPC includes Atalissa 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 Atalissa

  • 52720

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.