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Valeria, Iowa Weather

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

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

Valeria, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 4:53 PM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
56%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Valeria, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValeria, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 84°
Valeria, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    75%
    0.34″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    82°66°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    86°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    81°67°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    81°67°
Valeria, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 36°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the nw.
Valeria, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4981.6984.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Valeria, IA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 — 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
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 43
Valeria, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.6mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
21:53 UTC · Valeria, 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
21:53 UTC · Valeria, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valeria, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valeria, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valeria, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valeria, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valeria, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valeria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Valeria

  1. Sat84°67°75%
  2. Sun82°66°18%
  3. Mon81°67°1%
  4. Tue83°64°1%
  5. Wed86°66°29%
  6. Thu81°67°40%
  7. Fri81°67°12%
  8. Sat75°59°7%
  9. Sun78°58°8%
  10. Mon79°58°7%
  11. Tue80°61°6%
  12. Wed79°57°13%
  13. Thu84°64°17%
  14. Fri85°67°26%
  15. Sat76°62°27%
  16. Sun73°61°23%

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 — Valeria

SPC includes Valeria 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 Valeria

  • 50054

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.