Bankston, Iowa Weather
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Bankston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Heavy Rain85%0.59″79°66°—
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle26%0.05″85°68°+6°
- SundayJun 7Showers54%0.11″77°67°-8°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers77%0.01″77°67°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle50%—82°65°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm21%—87°70°+5°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm10%—87°72°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.4 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 5h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:11 AM
- Moonset
- 3:05 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Bankston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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 5, 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 — Bankston
SPC has placed Bankston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.