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Ollie, Iowa Weather

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

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

Ollie, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:28 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Ollie, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOllie, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 84°
Ollie, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.03″
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    84°68°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°65°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    31%
    86°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    0.54″
    80°68°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    82°67°+2°
Ollie, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 57°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 6:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 118SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the nnw.
Ollie, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4985.3985.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ollie, IA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ollie, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.1mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
00:28 UTC · Ollie, 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
00:28 UTC · Ollie, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ollie, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ollie, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ollie, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ollie, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ollie, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ollie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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: 52576

16-Day Forecast — Ollie

  1. Sat85°69°48%
  2. Sun84°68°15%
  3. Mon81°67°2%
  4. Tue83°65°1%
  5. Wed86°66°31%
  6. Thu80°68°45%
  7. Fri82°67°17%
  8. Sat75°64°6%
  9. Sun76°56°11%
  10. Mon82°59°6%
  11. Tue84°66°5%
  12. Wed85°71°19%
  13. Thu89°70°16%
  14. Fri89°73°13%
  15. Sat91°76°19%
  16. Sun86°65°20%

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 — Ollie

SPC includes Ollie 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 Ollie

  • 52576

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.