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Woolstock, Iowa Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Woolstock, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:28 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
88%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Woolstock, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWoolstock, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 86°
Woolstock, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    84°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    86°66°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°68°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    84°66°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    60%
    81°67°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    81°65°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    82°66°+1°
Woolstock, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · steady
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 17 mph @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ese.
Woolstock, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.85 inHg
Now
976.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.5974.9977.0
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Woolstock, IA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Woolstock, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.4mi
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
04:28 UTC · Woolstock, 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
04:28 UTC · Woolstock, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Woolstock, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Woolstock, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Woolstock, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Woolstock, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
12:37 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Woolstock, IA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Woolstock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 50599

16-Day Forecast — Woolstock

  1. Sun84°65°11%
  2. Mon86°66°1%
  3. Tue88°68°3%
  4. Wed84°66°49%
  5. Thu81°67°60%
  6. Fri81°65°26%
  7. Sat82°66°4%
  8. Sun87°67°5%
  9. Mon90°71°3%
  10. Tue80°65°11%
  11. Wed79°62°11%
  12. Thu74°62°16%
  13. Fri69°65°16%
  14. Sat78°61°21%
  15. Sun79°63°24%
  16. Mon75°65°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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Woolstock

SPC includes Woolstock in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Woolstock

  • 50599

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.