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Blencoe, Iowa Weather

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

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

Blencoe, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:33 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
91%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Blencoe, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlencoe, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 92°
Blencoe, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Clear
    92°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    93°71°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°69°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    94°71°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    36%
    85°66°-9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    83°66°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    90°65°+7°
Blencoe, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · veering 158°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 158° from the ne.
Blencoe, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.0976.1978.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blencoe, IA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 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
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Blencoe, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
08:33 UTC · Blencoe, 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
08:33 UTC · Blencoe, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blencoe, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blencoe, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blencoe, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blencoe, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blencoe, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blencoe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51523

15-Day Forecast — Blencoe

  1. Sun92°68°8%
  2. Mon93°71°1%
  3. Tue91°69°3%
  4. Wed94°71°36%
  5. Thu85°66°36%
  6. Fri83°66°11%
  7. Sat90°65°6%
  8. Sun92°68°5%
  9. Mon97°69°2%
  10. Tue102°74°2%
  11. Wed98°67°8%
  12. Thu104°68°17%
  13. Fri94°68°16%
  14. Sat95°67°17%
  15. Sun105°75°15%

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 — Blencoe

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Blencoe

  • 51523

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.