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Rodman, Iowa Weather

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

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

Rodman, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:07 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
89%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Rodman, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRodman, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 66°H 86°
Rodman, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    86°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°67°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    86°67°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    36%
    86°68°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    32%
    78°61°-8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    80°63°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    85°66°+5°
Rodman, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
060° · backing 120°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 22 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 120° from the ene.
Rodman, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.2971.2973.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rodman, IA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rodman, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
06:07 UTC · Rodman, 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
06:07 UTC · Rodman, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rodman, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rodman, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rodman, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rodman, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rodman, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rodman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Rodman

  1. Sun86°66°20%
  2. Mon88°67°1%
  3. Tue86°67°6%
  4. Wed86°68°36%
  5. Thu78°61°32%
  6. Fri80°63°5%
  7. Sat85°66°8%
  8. Sun87°67°5%
  9. Mon89°67°7%
  10. Tue89°70°6%
  11. Wed90°63°13%
  12. Thu91°66°13%
  13. Fri90°66°24%
  14. Sat91°65°29%
  15. Sun98°70°13%

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 — Rodman

SPC includes Rodman 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 Rodman

  • 50597

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.