Clarion, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clarion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle23%0.02″83°63°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle63%—84°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle63%—80°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—81°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°65°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 12:37 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Clarion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 50525
16-Day Forecast — Clarion
- Sun83°63°23%
- Mon85°67°1%
- Tue87°68°2%
- Wed84°66°63%
- Thu80°67°63%
- Fri81°65°24%
- Sat82°65°7%
- Sun87°67°5%
- Mon90°71°4%
- Tue80°65°5%
- Wed79°62°11%
- Thu74°62°18%
- Fri69°65°23%
- Sat78°61°20%
- Sun78°62°23%
- Mon74°66°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Clarion
SPC includes Clarion in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Clarion
- 50525
- 50526