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Fostoria, Iowa Weather

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

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

Fostoria, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:27 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
96%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Fostoria, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFostoria, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 84°
Fostoria, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    33%
    84°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    87°64°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    89°69°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    42%
    83°66°-6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    77°61°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    81°63°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    83°65°+2°
Fostoria, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 172°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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 4 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fostoria, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.9
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.9
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.3962.3965.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fostoria, IA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
33μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fostoria, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
91%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
11:27 UTC · Fostoria, 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
11:27 UTC · Fostoria, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fostoria, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fostoria, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fostoria, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fostoria, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fostoria, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fostoria at a glance

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

ZIP code: 51340

15-Day Forecast — Fostoria

  1. Sun84°63°33%
  2. Mon87°64°26%
  3. Tue89°69°26%
  4. Wed83°66°42%
  5. Thu77°61°19%
  6. Fri81°63°7%
  7. Sat83°65°8%
  8. Sun87°65°4%
  9. Mon92°66°5%
  10. Tue88°69°9%
  11. Wed88°64°8%
  12. Thu88°66°19%
  13. Fri88°67°14%
  14. Sat93°65°20%
  15. Sun101°70°13%

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 — Fostoria

SPC has placed Fostoria in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Fostoria

  • 51340
  • 51301

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.