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West Liberty, Iowa Weather

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

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

West Liberty, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 12:14 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
86°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:42 PM
West Liberty, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Liberty, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 70°H 85°
West Liberty, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.04″
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    82°65°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°64°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    83°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    33%
    82°71°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    80°65°-2°
West Liberty, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 126°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
West Liberty, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2988.1990.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
West Liberty, IA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 1.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
1.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Liberty, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
50%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
17:14 UTC · West Liberty, 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
17:14 UTC · West Liberty, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Liberty, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Liberty, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Liberty, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Liberty, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Liberty, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Liberty at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52776

16-Day Forecast — West Liberty

  1. Sat85°69°57%
  2. Sun85°70°12%
  3. Mon82°65°4%
  4. Tue81°64°1%
  5. Wed83°63°20%
  6. Thu82°71°33%
  7. Fri80°65°19%
  8. Sat85°66°11%
  9. Sun68°58°9%
  10. Mon75°55°8%
  11. Tue79°61°9%
  12. Wed80°64°11%
  13. Thu82°66°14%
  14. Fri83°68°13%
  15. Sat84°70°11%
  16. Sun86°71°19%

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 — West Liberty

SPC includes West Liberty 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 West Liberty

  • 52776

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.