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Vinton, Iowa Weather

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

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

Vinton, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 4:21 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Vinton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVinton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 84°
Vinton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    66%
    0.58″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    83°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°65°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    41%
    84°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    49%
    79°67°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    80°65°+1°
Vinton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · backing 17°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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 6 · pk 26 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the nw.
Vinton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.1983.3986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Vinton, IA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — 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
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Vinton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.1mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
21:21 UTC · Vinton, 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
21:21 UTC · Vinton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vinton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vinton, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vinton, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Vinton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Vinton, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52349

16-Day Forecast — Vinton

  1. Sat84°67°66%
  2. Sun83°67°8%
  3. Mon81°65°1%
  4. Tue82°63°6%
  5. Wed84°65°41%
  6. Thu79°67°49%
  7. Fri80°65°13%
  8. Sat75°61°8%
  9. Sun77°58°8%
  10. Mon77°57°6%
  11. Tue79°60°4%
  12. Wed77°59°26%
  13. Thu82°65°19%
  14. Fri80°66°20%
  15. Sat75°62°20%
  16. Sun75°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 — Vinton

SPC includes Vinton 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 Vinton

  • 52349

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.