Coulter, Iowa Weather
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Coulter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Rain73%0.30″82°66°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast44%—81°66°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast20%—86°65°+5°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers41%0.13″82°69°-4°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle55%0.04″82°67°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Showers45%0.41″80°67°-2°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm15%—91°73°+11°
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 4h 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Coulter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (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 — Coulter
SPC has placed Coulter 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.