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Keokuk, Iowa Weather

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

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

Keokuk, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 12:11 PM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Keokuk, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKeokuk, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 87°
Keokuk, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    19%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    86°70°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    83°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    85°72°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    84°70°-1°
Keokuk, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 70°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 70° from the wnw.
Keokuk, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.9
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.29 inHg
Now
991.9
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.1989.8991.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Keokuk, IA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Keokuk, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
17:11 UTC · Keokuk, 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
17:11 UTC · Keokuk, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Keokuk, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Keokuk, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Keokuk, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Keokuk, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Keokuk, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Keokuk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52632

16-Day Forecast — Keokuk

  1. Sat87°71°19%
  2. Sun86°70°17%
  3. Mon83°67°12%
  4. Tue82°63°2%
  5. Wed87°64°9%
  6. Thu85°72°34%
  7. Fri84°70°34%
  8. Sat85°68°17%
  9. Sun72°58°9%
  10. Mon76°57°5%
  11. Tue80°60°10%
  12. Wed81°65°12%
  13. Thu81°65°16%
  14. Fri83°68°19%
  15. Sat84°70°13%
  16. Sun88°72°14%

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 — Keokuk

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Keokuk

  • 52632

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.