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Remsen, Iowa Weather

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

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

Remsen, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 4:37 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Remsen, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRemsen, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 86°
Remsen, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    87°67°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°68°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    89°69°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    46%
    87°68°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    46%
    82°62°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    81°63°-1°
Remsen, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 141°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 126SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Remsen, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.1966.5969.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Remsen, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Remsen, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.2mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
21:37 UTC · Remsen, 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
21:37 UTC · Remsen, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Remsen, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Remsen, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Remsen, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Remsen, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Remsen, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Remsen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51050

16-Day Forecast — Remsen

  1. Sat85°69°11%
  2. Sun87°65°12%
  3. Mon86°68°3%
  4. Tue89°69°10%
  5. Wed87°68°46%
  6. Thu82°62°46%
  7. Fri81°63°8%
  8. Sat81°58°11%
  9. Sun82°62°7%
  10. Mon84°63°4%
  11. Tue87°63°4%
  12. Wed90°65°7%
  13. Thu87°70°13%
  14. Fri91°64°17%
  15. Sat75°59°16%
  16. Sun84°57°11%

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 — Remsen

SPC includes Remsen 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 Remsen

  • 51050

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.