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Maloy, Iowa Weather

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

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

Maloy, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:31 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Maloy, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaloy, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 86°
Maloy, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    64%
    0.04″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    86°67°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    14%
    88°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    44%
    83°69°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.17″
    81°66°-2°
Maloy, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
322° · veering 136°
Direction
NW
322°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 136° from the nw.
Maloy, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.2973.3976.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maloy, IA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
2.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Maloy, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.5mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
19:31 UTC · Maloy, 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
19:31 UTC · Maloy, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Maloy, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maloy, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maloy, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Maloy, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Maloy, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Maloy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

16-Day Forecast — Maloy

  1. Sat84°69°64%
  2. Sun86°68°13%
  3. Mon83°66°2%
  4. Tue84°65°1%
  5. Wed88°66°14%
  6. Thu83°69°44%
  7. Fri81°66°30%
  8. Sat76°60°10%
  9. Sun77°59°7%
  10. Mon79°60°6%
  11. Tue80°60°5%
  12. Wed83°57°11%
  13. Thu85°64°13%
  14. Fri86°69°19%
  15. Sat78°64°23%
  16. Sun75°60°23%

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 — Maloy

SPC includes Maloy 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 Maloy

  • 50836

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.