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Ackley, Iowa Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ackley, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:26 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
22%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Ackley, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAckley, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 83°
Ackley, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 2
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°57°+2°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Showers
    44%
    0.12″
    79°63°-5°
  4. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    68%
    0.06″
    79°67°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    68%
    79°63°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    21%
    81°60°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    35%
    78°64°-3°
Ackley, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 31°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ese-bound air across the harbor.
Ackley, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.3
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.3
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.6980.8984.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ackley, IA
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63
Ackley, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
153.1mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
21:26 UTC ·Ackley, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:26 UTC ·Ackley, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ackley, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ackley, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ackley, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ackley, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated
Moonrise
3:31 AM
Moonset
12:02 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Ackley, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ackley 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 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Ackley

SPC has placed Ackley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Ackley

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.