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Millerton, Iowa Weather

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

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

Millerton, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:15 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
60%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Millerton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMillerton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Millerton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    0.06″
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    14%
    0.06″
    86°67°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    14%
    86°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    44%
    81°69°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    23%
    81°67°
Millerton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 143°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 36 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Millerton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.8975.6977.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Millerton, IA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Millerton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.4mi
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
20:15 UTC · Millerton, 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
20:15 UTC · Millerton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Millerton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Millerton, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Millerton, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Millerton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Millerton, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Millerton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50165

16-Day Forecast — Millerton

  1. Sat85°70°64%
  2. Sun86°68°14%
  3. Mon81°66°6%
  4. Tue83°63°2%
  5. Wed86°65°14%
  6. Thu81°69°44%
  7. Fri81°67°23%
  8. Sat75°60°9%
  9. Sun76°59°8%
  10. Mon78°58°7%
  11. Tue79°60°5%
  12. Wed81°57°19%
  13. Thu84°63°19%
  14. Fri83°71°23%
  15. Sat78°63°19%
  16. Sun75°59°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 — Millerton

SPC includes Millerton 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 Millerton

  • 50165

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.