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Burr Oak, Iowa Weather

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

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

Burr Oak, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:20 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Burr Oak, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBurr Oak, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 81°
Burr Oak, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    81°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    78°66°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    78°63°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    42%
    0.04″
    76°65°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    44%
    75°61°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    76°60°+1°
Burr Oak, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · steady
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Burr Oak, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.8969.5972.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burr Oak, IA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 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
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Burr Oak, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
20:20 UTC · Burr Oak, 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
20:20 UTC · Burr Oak, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Burr Oak, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Burr Oak, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Burr Oak, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Burr Oak, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Burr Oak, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Burr Oak at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Burr Oak

  1. Sat82°66°14%
  2. Sun78°66°14%
  3. Mon78°63°2%
  4. Tue81°62°8%
  5. Wed76°65°42%
  6. Thu75°61°44%
  7. Fri76°60°7%
  8. Sat73°58°8%
  9. Sun75°54°10%
  10. Mon75°56°7%
  11. Tue79°60°6%
  12. Wed76°61°29%
  13. Thu79°63°26%
  14. Fri79°65°29%
  15. Sat69°59°18%
  16. Sun74°57°17%

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 — Burr Oak

SPC includes Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak

  • 52101

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.