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

Allison, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:24 PM
71
°
Light Showers
Feels like
66°
Humidity
62%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Allison, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAllison, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 65% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 66°H 79°
Allison, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    81%
    0.37″
    85°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    64%
    0.09″
    80°66°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    26%
    86°65°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    55%
    0.03″
    82°69°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    59%
    0.03″
    83°68°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    44%
    0.14″
    80°67°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    91°72°+11°
Allison, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 161°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10
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 10 · pk 23 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Allison, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.4975.5975.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Allison, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 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
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
1.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Allison, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
13.9mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
21:24 UTC ·Allison, 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
21:24 UTC ·Allison, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Allison, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Allison, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Allison, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Allison, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:50 AM
Moonset
2:05 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Allison, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Allison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 — Allison

SPC has placed Allison in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Allison

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.