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Odebolt, Iowa Weather

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

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

Odebolt, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:27 PM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
77%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Odebolt, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOdebolt, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 67°H 88°
Odebolt, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    82°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    88°67°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    90°67°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°67°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    38%
    86°67°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    78°62°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    85°62°+7°
Odebolt, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 155°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 9:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 107SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Odebolt, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965968
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.1964.6965.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Odebolt, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Odebolt, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
75%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.4mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
02:27 UTC · Odebolt, 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
02:27 UTC · Odebolt, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Odebolt, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Odebolt, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Odebolt, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Odebolt, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Odebolt, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Odebolt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51458

16-Day Forecast — Odebolt

  1. Sat82°70°21%
  2. Sun88°67°21%
  3. Mon90°67°1%
  4. Tue88°67°3%
  5. Wed86°67°38%
  6. Thu78°62°38%
  7. Fri85°62°10%
  8. Sat78°65°9%
  9. Sun81°61°5%
  10. Mon87°64°4%
  11. Tue93°70°7%
  12. Wed92°68°9%
  13. Thu95°73°10%
  14. Fri97°77°14%
  15. Sat98°70°24%
  16. Sun85°63°11%

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 — Odebolt

SPC includes Odebolt 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 Odebolt

  • 51458

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.