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Rodney, Iowa Weather

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

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

Rodney, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:03 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
56%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Rodney, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRodney, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 90°
Rodney, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    14%
    85°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°69°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°69°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°68°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    47%
    93°68°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    87°64°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    84°64°-3°
Rodney, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · veering 169°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 3:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 169° from the wsw.
Rodney, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.7
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.7
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.8973.8975.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rodney, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — 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
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rodney, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.3mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
23:03 UTC · Rodney, 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
23:03 UTC · Rodney, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rodney, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rodney, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rodney, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rodney, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rodney, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rodney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51051

16-Day Forecast — Rodney

  1. Sat85°73°14%
  2. Sun90°69°7%
  3. Mon89°69°1%
  4. Tue92°68°3%
  5. Wed93°68°47%
  6. Thu87°64°47%
  7. Fri84°64°14%
  8. Sat82°59°7%
  9. Sun86°61°6%
  10. Mon85°61°3%
  11. Tue89°63°5%
  12. Wed92°67°9%
  13. Thu95°71°15%
  14. Fri96°65°16%
  15. Sat81°61°13%
  16. Sun84°58°12%

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 — Rodney

SPC includes Rodney 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 Rodney

  • 51051

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.