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New Virginia, Iowa Weather

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

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

New Virginia, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:50 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
45%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
New Virginia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Virginia, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 87°
New Virginia, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    0.02″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    86°68°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    83°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    35%
    87°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    49%
    81°68°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    81°67°
New Virginia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 39°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 118SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
New Virginia, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.7975.0977.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Virginia, IA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 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
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
New Virginia, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.2mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
22:50 UTC · New Virginia, 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
22:50 UTC · New Virginia, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Virginia, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Virginia, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Virginia, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
New Virginia, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New Virginia, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Virginia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50210

16-Day Forecast — New Virginia

  1. Sat87°70°72%
  2. Sun86°68°13%
  3. Mon83°66°1%
  4. Tue83°65°1%
  5. Wed87°66°35%
  6. Thu81°68°49%
  7. Fri81°67°25%
  8. Sat75°59°8%
  9. Sun77°58°8%
  10. Mon79°58°4%
  11. Tue80°60°7%
  12. Wed81°57°19%
  13. Thu85°65°19%
  14. Fri88°69°23%
  15. Sat78°62°19%
  16. Sun74°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 — New Virginia

SPC includes New Virginia 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 New Virginia

  • 50210

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.