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Muscatine, Iowa Weather

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

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

Muscatine, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:21 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Muscatine, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMuscatine, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 87°
Muscatine, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    88°66°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83°64°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    84°66°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.02″
    79°71°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    80°67°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Showers
    19%
    0.04″
    75°68°-5°
Muscatine, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
031° · veering 42°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the nne.
Muscatine, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.0987.1990.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Muscatine, IA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
5.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Muscatine, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.2mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
20:21 UTC · Muscatine, 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
20:21 UTC · Muscatine, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Muscatine, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Muscatine, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Muscatine, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Muscatine, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Muscatine, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Muscatine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52761

16-Day Forecast — Muscatine

  1. Sun87°70°4%
  2. Mon88°66°1%
  3. Tue83°64°1%
  4. Wed84°66°11%
  5. Thu79°71°49%
  6. Fri80°67°38%
  7. Sat75°68°19%
  8. Sun84°67°7%
  9. Mon77°63°4%
  10. Tue74°56°5%
  11. Wed78°61°9%
  12. Thu77°63°23%
  13. Fri82°64°23%
  14. Sat85°67°29%
  15. Sun88°70°18%
  16. Mon88°71°23%

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 — Muscatine

SPC includes Muscatine in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Muscatine

  • 52761

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.