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Keosauqua, Iowa Weather

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

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

Keosauqua, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:17 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:42 PM
Keosauqua, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKeosauqua, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 88°
Keosauqua, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    88°70°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    87°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    44%
    0.04″
    80°72°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    83°68°+3°
Keosauqua, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
355° · veering 135°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 135° from the n.
Keosauqua, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.5990.5990.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Keosauqua, IA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Keosauqua, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
23:17 UTC · Keosauqua, 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
23:17 UTC · Keosauqua, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Keosauqua, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Keosauqua, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Keosauqua, 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
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Keosauqua, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Keosauqua, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Keosauqua at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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: 52565

16-Day Forecast — Keosauqua

  1. Sat87°71°18%
  2. Sun88°70°12%
  3. Mon82°68°2%
  4. Tue83°63°0%
  5. Wed87°64°21%
  6. Thu80°72°44%
  7. Fri83°68°24%
  8. Sat74°62°7%
  9. Sun76°59°10%
  10. Mon77°59°7%
  11. Tue78°59°6%
  12. Wed81°58°19%
  13. Thu84°65°14%
  14. Fri81°68°14%
  15. Sat81°64°26%
  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 — Keosauqua

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Keosauqua

  • 52565

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.