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Blockton, Iowa Weather

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

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

Blockton, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
74%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Blockton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlockton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 68°H 85°
Blockton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    67%
    0.06″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.03″
    85°68°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    88°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    43%
    84°70°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.04″
    81°66°-3°
Blockton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · veering 168°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 168° from the nnw.
Blockton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.9973.0977.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Blockton, IA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 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
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Blockton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
18:16 UTC · Blockton, 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
18:16 UTC · Blockton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blockton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blockton, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blockton, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blockton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blockton, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blockton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50836

16-Day Forecast — Blockton

  1. Sat82°69°67%
  2. Sun85°68°11%
  3. Mon84°66°3%
  4. Tue85°65°1%
  5. Wed88°66°14%
  6. Thu84°70°43%
  7. Fri81°66°30%
  8. Sat76°60°9%
  9. Sun78°59°7%
  10. Mon79°59°6%
  11. Tue81°60°5%
  12. Wed83°57°15%
  13. Thu86°64°11%
  14. Fri86°69°11%
  15. Sat80°64°10%
  16. Sun75°60°16%

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 — Blockton

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Blockton

  • 50836

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.