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Keosauqua, Iowa Weather

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

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

Keosauqua, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 2:17 PM
87
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
95°
Humidity
57%
Wind
5 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 66 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 88°
Keosauqua, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    89°66°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°66°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°68°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    43%
    0.35″
    81°70°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    83°67°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.02″
    78°69°-5°
Keosauqua, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
008° · veering 41°
Direction
N
008°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Keosauqua, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.8990.4993.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Keosauqua, IA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Keosauqua, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
72%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.3mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
19:17 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
19:17 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 · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 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
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Keosauqua, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
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. Sun88°71°9%
  2. Mon89°66°1%
  3. Tue84°66°0%
  4. Wed87°68°9%
  5. Thu81°70°43%
  6. Fri83°67°42%
  7. Sat78°69°22%
  8. Sun87°68°8%
  9. Mon77°65°5%
  10. Tue76°60°3%
  11. Wed78°61°10%
  12. Thu81°63°13%
  13. Fri82°65°26%
  14. Sat86°68°26%
  15. Sun88°71°23%
  16. Mon90°72°26%

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 — Keosauqua

SPC includes Keosauqua 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 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.