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Peosta, Iowa Weather

Earthworms surface after rain. Day 82 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Peosta, IA
Tuesday, June 9 at 11:13 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
68%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Peosta, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPeosta, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 86°
Peosta, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    83°69°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.11″
    86°70°+3°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Heavy Showers
    95%
    0.78″
    78°57°-8°
  4. Friday
    Jun 12
    Clear
    24%
    75°53°-3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 13
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    76°58°+1°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    55%
    71°51°-5°
  7. Monday
    Jun 15
    Drizzle
    16%
    0.21″
    58°48°-13°
Peosta, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 119°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 · pk 12 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3317SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 119° from the sse.
Peosta, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.2972.0972.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Peosta, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+17 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Peosta, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
23:13 UTC ·Peosta, 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
23:13 UTC ·Peosta, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Peosta, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Peosta, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Peosta, IA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 9
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Peosta, IA
The moon
Waning Crescent
32% illuminated
Moonrise
6:41 AM
Moonset
7:41 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Peosta, IA
Microseason
Jun 6–10

Earthworms surface after rain

bird
Jan 144% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Peosta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 6–10
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 9, 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 — Peosta

SPC has placed Peosta in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWENHEnhanced Risk
  • DAY 3ENHEnhanced Risk

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Peosta

  • 52068

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.