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Le Claire, Iowa Weather

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

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

Le Claire, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 12:15 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Le Claire, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLe Claire, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Le Claire, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    36%
    0.12″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    84°67°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    81°64°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°59°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°62°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    82°67°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    80°64°-2°
Le Claire, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · veering 81°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 126SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the w.
Le Claire, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.3
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.3
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.7988.0990.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Le Claire, IA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 11 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 42 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
2.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Le Claire, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
17:15 UTC · Le Claire, 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
17:15 UTC · Le Claire, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Le Claire, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Le Claire, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Le Claire, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Le Claire, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Le Claire, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Le Claire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52753

16-Day Forecast — Le Claire

  1. Sat84°67°36%
  2. Sun84°67°16%
  3. Mon81°64°2%
  4. Tue79°59°1%
  5. Wed83°62°10%
  6. Thu82°67°39%
  7. Fri80°64°22%
  8. Sat83°66°18%
  9. Sun69°59°9%
  10. Mon74°56°8%
  11. Tue75°60°8%
  12. Wed80°64°15%
  13. Thu82°66°19%
  14. Fri82°68°20%
  15. Sat85°70°23%
  16. Sun85°72°29%

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 — Le Claire

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Le Claire

  • 52753

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.