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Fredonia, Iowa Weather

Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fredonia, IA
Tuesday, June 16 at 6:21 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Fredonia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFredonia, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 59°H 71°
Fredonia, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.01″
    71°60°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    T-storm w/ Hail
    78%
    1.3″
    84°57°+13°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    72°56°-12°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Mostly Clear
    73°53°+1°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    77°60°+4°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Showers
    54%
    0.73″
    71°59°-6°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    45%
    71°54°
Fredonia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 32°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 24 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the ssw.
Fredonia, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-9.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985995
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.7985.0985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fredonia, IA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
Fredonia, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.8mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
11:21 UTC · Fredonia, 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
11:21 UTC · Fredonia, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fredonia, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fredonia, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fredonia, IA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Fredonia, IA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
3% illuminated
Moonrise
6:45 AM
Moonset
9:59 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Fredonia, IA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Lesser ripening, greater heat

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fredonia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — Fredonia

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWENHEnhanced Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Fredonia

  • 52738

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.