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Hinton, Iowa Weather

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

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

Hinton, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:26 PM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
62%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
4:06 PM
Hinton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHinton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 88°
Hinton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    89°68°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°67°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    92°69°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    52%
    90°69°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    83°64°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    83°62°
Hinton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 81°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the w.
Hinton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.76 inHg
Now
973.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.4971.1974.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hinton, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
6.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hinton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.7mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
20:26 UTC · Hinton, 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
20:26 UTC · Hinton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hinton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hinton, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hinton, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
4:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hinton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hinton, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51024

16-Day Forecast — Hinton

  1. Sat87°71°8%
  2. Sun89°68°16%
  3. Mon89°67°1%
  4. Tue92°69°8%
  5. Wed90°69°52%
  6. Thu83°64°52%
  7. Fri83°62°8%
  8. Sat80°59°10%
  9. Sun83°60°7%
  10. Mon84°61°5%
  11. Tue87°62°4%
  12. Wed91°67°7%
  13. Thu91°67°13%
  14. Fri93°65°13%
  15. Sat80°60°10%
  16. Sun85°58°10%

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 — Hinton

SPC includes Hinton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Hinton

  • 51024

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.