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De Soto, Iowa Weather

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

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

De Soto, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:18 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
85%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
De Soto, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Soto, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 86°
De Soto, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    0.04″
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°68°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    49%
    88°67°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    53%
    0.01″
    79°65°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    18%
    83°65°+4°
De Soto, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 99°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 25 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
De Soto, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.2979.2981.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
De Soto, IA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
De Soto, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
04:18 UTC · De Soto, 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
04:18 UTC · De Soto, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Soto, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Soto, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Soto, 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
12:47 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Soto, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Soto, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Soto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50069

16-Day Forecast — De Soto

  1. Sat85°69°73%
  2. Sun86°68°8%
  3. Mon87°67°1%
  4. Tue85°66°2%
  5. Wed88°67°49%
  6. Thu79°65°53%
  7. Fri83°65°18%
  8. Sat78°64°7%
  9. Sun78°61°7%
  10. Mon83°61°5%
  11. Tue88°69°3%
  12. Wed86°69°6%
  13. Thu90°71°19%
  14. Fri92°73°11%
  15. Sat92°76°16%
  16. Sun87°66°11%

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 — De Soto

SPC includes De Soto 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 De Soto

  • 50261
  • 50003
  • 50069

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.