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Sheldon, Iowa Weather

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

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

Sheldon, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:46 PM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
89%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
4:06 PM
Sheldon, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSheldon, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 68°H 88°
Sheldon, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    14%
    0.09″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    29%
    0.28″
    88°68°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°68°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    22%
    88°70°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    81°66°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    76°61°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    83°60°+7°
Sheldon, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 11°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the e.
Sheldon, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.8
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.8
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963966
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.8962.9964.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sheldon, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Sheldon, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
38%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
03:46 UTC · Sheldon, 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
03:46 UTC · Sheldon, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sheldon, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sheldon, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sheldon, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
4:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sheldon, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sheldon, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sheldon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51201

16-Day Forecast — Sheldon

  1. Sat83°68°14%
  2. Sun88°68°29%
  3. Mon90°68°3%
  4. Tue88°70°22%
  5. Wed81°66°38%
  6. Thu76°61°18%
  7. Fri83°60°5%
  8. Sat76°63°9%
  9. Sun81°61°5%
  10. Mon89°66°5%
  11. Tue89°69°3%
  12. Wed88°69°5%
  13. Thu102°73°10%
  14. Fri89°72°23%
  15. Sat95°64°26%
  16. Sun86°61°11%

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 — Sheldon

SPC includes Sheldon 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 Sheldon

  • 51201

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.