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Calumet, Iowa Weather

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

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

Calumet, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:20 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
Calumet, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCalumet, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Calumet, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    85°65°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    89°67°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.04″
    86°67°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    82°60°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    80°62°-2°
Calumet, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
054° · backing 77°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 77° from the ne.
Calumet, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.2961.9963.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Calumet, IA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Calumet, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.4mi
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
23:20 UTC · Calumet, 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
23:20 UTC · Calumet, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Calumet, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Calumet, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Calumet, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Calumet, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Calumet, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Calumet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51009

16-Day Forecast — Calumet

  1. Sat82°67°15%
  2. Sun85°65°11%
  3. Mon86°66°2%
  4. Tue89°67°15%
  5. Wed86°67°38%
  6. Thu82°60°38%
  7. Fri80°62°6%
  8. Sat81°58°12%
  9. Sun83°61°6%
  10. Mon85°61°4%
  11. Tue89°62°4%
  12. Wed91°65°7%
  13. Thu88°70°13%
  14. Fri90°63°13%
  15. Sat72°59°10%
  16. Sun84°58°10%

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 — Calumet

SPC includes Calumet 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 Calumet

  • 51009

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.