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Strawberry Point, Iowa Weather

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

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

Strawberry Point, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:03 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Strawberry Point, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStrawberry Point, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 81°
Strawberry Point, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    66%
    0.52″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    79°66°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    78°63°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°61°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    40%
    80°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    44%
    77°63°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    78°60°+1°
Strawberry Point, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · backing 92°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 131SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Strawberry Point, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.73 inHg
Now
972.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.0970.0972.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Strawberry Point, IA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — 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
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Strawberry Point, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
45%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.6mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
20:03 UTC · Strawberry Point, 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
20:03 UTC · Strawberry Point, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Strawberry Point, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Strawberry Point, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Strawberry Point, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Strawberry Point, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Strawberry Point, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Strawberry Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52076

16-Day Forecast — Strawberry Point

  1. Sat82°68°66%
  2. Sun79°66°13%
  3. Mon78°63°2%
  4. Tue80°61°2%
  5. Wed80°63°40%
  6. Thu77°63°44%
  7. Fri78°60°11%
  8. Sat73°60°10%
  9. Sun75°56°11%
  10. Mon75°56°10%
  11. Tue78°58°6%
  12. Wed76°58°23%
  13. Thu79°62°26%
  14. Fri79°64°23%
  15. Sat73°59°23%
  16. Sun74°58°25%

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 — Strawberry Point

SPC includes Strawberry Point 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 Strawberry Point

  • 52076

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.