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Buckeye, Iowa Weather

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

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

Buckeye, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:27 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
93%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
Buckeye, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuckeye, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 84°
Buckeye, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    0.08″
    84°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    84°66°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°65°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    52%
    85°66°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    52%
    77°65°-8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    78°63°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    83°66°+5°
Buckeye, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · veering 86°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 86° from the nne.
Buckeye, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.0973.2974.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buckeye, IA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 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
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Buckeye, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
08:27 UTC · Buckeye, 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
08:27 UTC · Buckeye, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Buckeye, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buckeye, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buckeye, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Buckeye, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Buckeye, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buckeye at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Buckeye

  1. Sun84°64°8%
  2. Mon84°66°4%
  3. Tue82°65°5%
  4. Wed85°66°52%
  5. Thu77°65°52%
  6. Fri78°63°13%
  7. Sat83°66°6%
  8. Sun85°68°8%
  9. Mon86°67°9%
  10. Tue88°72°6%
  11. Wed84°63°8%
  12. Thu85°67°23%
  13. Fri84°67°20%
  14. Sat83°66°14%
  15. Sun88°69°20%

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 — Buckeye

SPC includes Buckeye 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 Buckeye

  • 50006

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.