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Fairport, Iowa Weather

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

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

Fairport, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:59 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Fairport, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairport, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 70°H 86°
Fairport, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    86°70°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    82°65°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    80°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°63°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    37%
    80°69°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    82°65°+2°
Fairport, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · backing 69°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 8
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 8 · pk 34 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairport, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0987.1989.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fairport, IA
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 10 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fairport, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
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
15:59 UTC · Fairport, 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
15:59 UTC · Fairport, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairport, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairport, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairport, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairport, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairport, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

16-Day Forecast — Fairport

  1. Sat86°69°44%
  2. Sun86°70°16%
  3. Mon82°65°2%
  4. Tue80°62°2%
  5. Wed83°63°10%
  6. Thu80°69°37%
  7. Fri82°65°22%
  8. Sat84°66°15%
  9. Sun69°58°9%
  10. Mon75°55°7%
  11. Tue77°61°7%
  12. Wed80°64°10%
  13. Thu81°66°19%
  14. Fri82°68°19%
  15. Sat84°70°19%
  16. Sun86°71°29%

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 — Fairport

SPC has placed Fairport 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 Fairport

  • 52761

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.