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Keota, Iowa Weather

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

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

Keota, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:12 AM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Keota, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKeota, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Keota, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    86°67°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    82°65°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    85°66°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    58%
    1.6″
    84°68°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    75°70°-9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    83°68°+8°
Keota, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · veering 57°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Keota, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.7984.6987.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Keota, IA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 10 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
4.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19
Keota, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
16:12 UTC · Keota, 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
16:12 UTC · Keota, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Keota, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Keota, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Keota, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Keota, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Keota, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Keota at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52248

16-Day Forecast — Keota

  1. Sun85°70°4%
  2. Mon86°67°2%
  3. Tue82°65°1%
  4. Wed85°66°23%
  5. Thu84°68°58%
  6. Fri75°70°37%
  7. Sat83°68°22%
  8. Sun86°69°7%
  9. Mon92°72°6%
  10. Tue90°73°4%
  11. Wed76°62°7%
  12. Thu76°60°19%
  13. Fri85°63°16%
  14. Sat84°68°35%
  15. Sun87°72°19%
  16. Mon90°73°19%

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 — Keota

SPC includes Keota 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 Keota

  • 52248

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.