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Morley, Iowa Weather

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

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

Morley, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:39 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
87°
Humidity
79%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Morley, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorley, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 83°
Morley, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    1.3″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    83°67°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°65°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    27%
    81°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    36%
    79°68°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    80°65°+1°
Morley, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · veering 89°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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 5 · pk 24 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the wnw.
Morley, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.7983.7986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Morley, IA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.7 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Morley, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
20:39 UTC · Morley, 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
20:39 UTC · Morley, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morley, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morley, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morley, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morley, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morley, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 52312

16-Day Forecast — Morley

  1. Sat83°68°67%
  2. Sun83°67°12%
  3. Mon80°65°2%
  4. Tue81°62°3%
  5. Wed81°64°27%
  6. Thu79°68°36%
  7. Fri80°65°16%
  8. Sat74°60°11%
  9. Sun76°59°9%
  10. Mon75°58°8%
  11. Tue78°59°11%
  12. Wed77°59°32%
  13. Thu82°64°16%
  14. Fri77°68°19%
  15. Sat75°62°26%
  16. Sun74°58°24%

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 — Morley

SPC includes Morley 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 Morley

  • 52205
  • 52312

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.