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Le Claire, Iowa Weather

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

Le Claire, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:03 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
33%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Le Claire, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLe Claire, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 68°H 80°
Le Claire, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    0.86″
    80°68°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    58%
    81°67°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    51%
    82°69°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    79%
    0.32″
    81°69°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    51%
    0.02″
    79°70°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    90°74°+11°
Le Claire, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 48°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2714SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Le Claire, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988994
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.2987.9988.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Le Claire, IA
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
+38 in 6hPeak ~80 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 38 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
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 86
Le Claire, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.0mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
22:03 UTC ·Le Claire, 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
22:03 UTC ·Le Claire, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Le Claire, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Le Claire, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Le Claire, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Le Claire, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:36 AM
Moonset
1:59 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Le Claire, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Le Claire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 — Le Claire

SPC has placed Le Claire in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Le Claire

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.