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Villisca, Iowa Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Villisca, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:31 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Sunset
3:54 PM
Villisca, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVillisca, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 89°
Villisca, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    85°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    89°67°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°68°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    30%
    86°67°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.34″
    82°68°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    0.17″
    73°67°-9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    85°66°+12°
Villisca, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · veering 95°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4 mph
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 mph · pk 15 mph @ 5:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Villisca, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.7975.8977.2
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Villisca, IA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Villisca, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.8mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
04:31 UTC · Villisca, 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
04:31 UTC · Villisca, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Villisca, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Villisca, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Villisca, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Villisca, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 AM
Moonset
12:41 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Villisca, IA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Villisca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 50864

16-Day Forecast — Villisca

  1. Sun85°67°8%
  2. Mon89°66°1%
  3. Tue90°68°0%
  4. Wed86°67°30%
  5. Thu82°68°58%
  6. Fri73°67°39%
  7. Sat85°66°10%
  8. Sun89°68°1%
  9. Mon94°72°2%
  10. Tue89°71°5%
  11. Wed80°66°8%
  12. Thu83°67°16%
  13. Fri80°69°13%
  14. Sat82°64°13%
  15. Sun85°65°17%
  16. Mon86°68°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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.

ZIP codes in Villisca

  • 50864

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.