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Garrison, Iowa Weather

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

Garrison, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 2:22 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Garrison, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGarrison, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 59°H 82°
Garrison, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    81°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    60%
    0.38″
    82°59°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    0.16″
    80°67°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    63%
    84°63°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    38%
    84°71°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    55%
    81°68°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    28%
    87°69°+6°
Garrison, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 12°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the sse.
Garrison, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.1985.1985.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garrison, IA
Air quality
78
AQI
Good
+34 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 47. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Garrison, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.2mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
02:22 UTC ·Garrison, 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
02:22 UTC ·Garrison, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Garrison, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Garrison, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Garrison, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Garrison, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
2:04 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Garrison, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Garrison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 — Garrison

SPC has placed Garrison in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

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

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 Garrison

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.