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Iola, Texas Weather

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

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

Iola, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:00 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
75%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Iola, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIola, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 97°
Iola, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    98°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    14%
    99°70°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    11%
    99°72°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    99°74°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    101°74°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    103°73°+2°
Iola, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · steady
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sw.
Iola, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.31002.71004.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Iola, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 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 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3
Iola, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
14:00 UTC · Iola, TX · 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
14:00 UTC · Iola, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Iola, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Iola, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Iola, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Iola, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Iola, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 77861

16-Day Forecast — Iola

  1. Sat97°76°1%
  2. Sun98°75°2%
  3. Mon99°70°14%
  4. Tue99°72°11%
  5. Wed99°74°3%
  6. Thu101°74°1%
  7. Fri103°73°3%
  8. Sat104°73°10%
  9. Sun103°73°12%
  10. Mon103°74°6%
  11. Tue107°73°6%
  12. Wed106°75°16%
  13. Thu98°73°17%
  14. Fri87°71°20%
  15. Sat85°72°17%
  16. Sun93°72°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 — Iola

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Iola

  • 77861

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.