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Salix, Iowa Weather

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

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

Salix, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:03 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
50%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Salix, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalix, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 92°
Salix, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    92°68°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    93°68°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    46%
    92°69°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.03″
    87°65°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.01″
    85°62°-2°
Salix, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 128°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 10:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 108SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Salix, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.82 inHg
Now
976.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.2974.3976.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Salix, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 71 — 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
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
Salix, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
79.3mi
UNLIMITED
80 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 · Salix, 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 · Salix, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Salix, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salix, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salix, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Salix, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Salix, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salix at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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: 51052

16-Day Forecast — Salix

  1. Sat87°72°11%
  2. Sun92°68°8%
  3. Mon90°70°1%
  4. Tue93°68°5%
  5. Wed92°69°46%
  6. Thu87°65°46%
  7. Fri85°62°11%
  8. Sat82°59°11%
  9. Sun85°61°6%
  10. Mon88°61°4%
  11. Tue88°62°5%
  12. Wed93°68°7%
  13. Thu94°69°13%
  14. Fri95°65°13%
  15. Sat82°61°10%
  16. Sun85°58°10%

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 — Salix

SPC includes Salix 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 Salix

  • 51052

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.