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North Buena Vista, Iowa Weather

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

North Buena Vista weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

North Buena Vista, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 12:43 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
69%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
North Buena Vista, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Buena Vista, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 84°
North Buena Vista, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.02″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    84°68°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    82°64°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°64°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    35%
    0.32″
    82°63°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    45%
    0.03″
    78°68°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    80°62°+2°
North Buena Vista, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · backing 156°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
North Buena Vista, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.4
+3.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.4
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.6989.3992.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
North Buena Vista, IA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
North Buena Vista, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.4mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
17:43 UTC · North Buena Vista, 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
17:43 UTC · North Buena Vista, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
North Buena Vista, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Buena Vista, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Buena Vista, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
North Buena Vista, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
North Buena Vista, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Buena Vista at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52066

16-Day Forecast — North Buena Vista

  1. Sat84°69°50%
  2. Sun84°68°13%
  3. Mon82°64°2%
  4. Tue83°64°2%
  5. Wed82°63°35%
  6. Thu78°68°45%
  7. Fri80°62°13%
  8. Sat84°65°11%
  9. Sun70°59°9%
  10. Mon76°54°8%
  11. Tue80°61°7%
  12. Wed81°63°16%
  13. Thu82°67°14%
  14. Fri84°67°19%
  15. Sat88°70°23%
  16. Sun84°71°35%

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 — North Buena Vista

SPC includes North Buena Vista 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 North Buena Vista

  • 52066
  • 52053

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.