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Varina, Iowa Weather

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

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

Varina, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 12:30 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
93%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Varina, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVarina, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 86°
Varina, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    86°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    88°66°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°66°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    85°66°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    29%
    74°61°-11°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    84°61°+10°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    77°64°-7°
Varina, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · backing 115°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Varina, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.7
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.7
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.9968.3969.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Varina, IA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Varina, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
05:30 UTC · Varina, 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
05:30 UTC · Varina, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Varina, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Varina, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Varina, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Varina, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Varina, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Varina at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 50593

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 — Varina

SPC includes Varina 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 Varina

  • 50540
  • 50593

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.