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Denmark, Iowa Weather

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

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

Denmark, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:15 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
56%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Denmark, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDenmark, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 85°
Denmark, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    25%
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    13%
    0.04″
    84°70°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°65°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°62°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    11%
    86°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    0.15″
    79°72°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    83°67°+4°
Denmark, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · veering 124°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 124° from the nw.
Denmark, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.8988.2989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Denmark, IA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+12 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
5.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Denmark, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.4mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
20:15 UTC · Denmark, 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
20:15 UTC · Denmark, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Denmark, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Denmark, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Denmark, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Denmark, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Denmark, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Denmark at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52624

16-Day Forecast — Denmark

  1. Sat86°69°25%
  2. Sun84°70°13%
  3. Mon81°65°8%
  4. Tue82°62°2%
  5. Wed86°65°11%
  6. Thu79°72°34%
  7. Fri83°67°34%
  8. Sat71°62°15%
  9. Sun75°59°9%
  10. Mon76°58°7%
  11. Tue77°57°10%
  12. Wed80°57°13%
  13. Thu83°65°11%
  14. Fri79°67°13%
  15. Sat81°64°23%
  16. Sun75°60°26%

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 — Denmark

SPC has placed Denmark in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Denmark

  • 52627
  • 52624
  • 52658

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.