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Montour, Iowa Weather

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

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

Montour, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 12:20 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Montour, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontour, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Montour, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    87°68°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°66°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    44%
    85°67°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    55%
    76°64°-9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    14%
    80°64°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    76°63°-4°
Montour, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 159°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 103SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Montour, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.1980.9983.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montour, IA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Montour, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.2mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
05:20 UTC · Montour, 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
05:20 UTC · Montour, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Montour, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montour, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montour, 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
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Montour, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Montour, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montour at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50173

15-Day Forecast — Montour

  1. Sun85°67°9%
  2. Mon87°68°3%
  3. Tue84°66°2%
  4. Wed85°67°44%
  5. Thu76°64°55%
  6. Fri80°64°14%
  7. Sat76°63°8%
  8. Sun76°58°6%
  9. Mon82°60°9%
  10. Tue86°68°4%
  11. Wed86°67°17%
  12. Thu86°68°17%
  13. Fri89°73°16%
  14. Sat89°73°19%
  15. Sun82°62°13%

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 — Montour

SPC includes Montour 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 Montour

  • 50173

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.