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Aurelia, Iowa Weather

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

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

Aurelia, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:07 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
95%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Aurelia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAurelia, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 87°
Aurelia, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    87°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°68°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    89°69°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    32%
    88°68°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    25%
    80°63°-8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    83°64°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    0.08″
    88°66°+5°
Aurelia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
033° · veering 47°
Direction
NNE
033°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 17 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the nne.
Aurelia, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965968
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.0964.6965.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aurelia, IA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Aurelia, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
06:07 UTC · Aurelia, 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
06:07 UTC · Aurelia, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Aurelia, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aurelia, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aurelia, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Aurelia, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Aurelia, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aurelia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 51005

15-Day Forecast — Aurelia

  1. Sun87°66°19%
  2. Mon90°68°1%
  3. Tue89°69°7%
  4. Wed88°68°32%
  5. Thu80°63°25%
  6. Fri83°64°9%
  7. Sat88°66°8%
  8. Sun88°66°6%
  9. Mon93°68°3%
  10. Tue93°70°4%
  11. Wed92°65°6%
  12. Thu95°67°10%
  13. Fri91°67°14%
  14. Sat93°66°24%
  15. Sun100°74°11%

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 — Aurelia

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Aurelia

  • 51005

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.