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Stanton, Iowa Weather

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

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

Stanton, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:05 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Stanton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStanton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 87°
Stanton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    74%
    0.39″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.02″
    87°67°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    84°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    32%
    91°68°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    48%
    82°69°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    83°67°+1°
Stanton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · backing 118°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stanton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.5970.0972.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanton, IA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+16 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stanton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.3mi
UNLIMITED
48 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
01:05 UTC · Stanton, 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
01:05 UTC · Stanton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stanton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stanton, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stanton, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stanton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stanton, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 51573

16-Day Forecast — Stanton

  1. Sat81°68°74%
  2. Sun87°67°12%
  3. Mon84°67°1%
  4. Tue85°67°1%
  5. Wed91°68°32%
  6. Thu82°69°48%
  7. Fri83°67°27%
  8. Sat79°67°7%
  9. Sun79°61°4%
  10. Mon84°62°3%
  11. Tue90°66°4%
  12. Wed85°68°13%
  13. Thu91°73°16%
  14. Fri93°74°14%
  15. Sat94°74°26%
  16. Sun87°70°18%

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 — Stanton

SPC includes Stanton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Stanton

  • 51573

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.