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Van Horne, Iowa Weather

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

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

Van Horne, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
83
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
87°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Van Horne, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVan Horne, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 83°
Van Horne, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    73%
    0.37″
    83°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    82°66°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°65°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    40%
    83°64°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    49%
    79°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    80°65°+1°
Van Horne, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · backing 28°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 29 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the nw.
Van Horne, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.9977.3980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Van Horne, IA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — 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
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
2.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46
Van Horne, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
54%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
22:31 UTC · Van Horne, 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
22:31 UTC · Van Horne, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Van Horne, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Van Horne, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Van Horne, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Van Horne, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Van Horne, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Van Horne at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52346

16-Day Forecast — Van Horne

  1. Sat83°66°73%
  2. Sun82°66°10%
  3. Mon80°65°1%
  4. Tue82°63°4%
  5. Wed83°64°40%
  6. Thu79°67°49%
  7. Fri80°65°11%
  8. Sat74°59°8%
  9. Sun76°57°8%
  10. Mon76°57°6%
  11. Tue78°59°4%
  12. Wed77°58°26%
  13. Thu82°64°19%
  14. Fri79°67°20%
  15. Sat74°61°20%
  16. Sun74°58°24%

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 — Van Horne

SPC includes Van Horne 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 Van Horne

  • 52346

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.