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Logan, Iowa Weather

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

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

Logan, IA
Tuesday, June 16 at 4:11 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
3:59 PM
Logan, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLogan, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 77°
Logan, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    77°56°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    17%
    82°61°+5°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    72°59°-10°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    78°53°+6°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hail
    65%
    0.24″
    79°62°+1°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Showers
    65%
    0.49″
    72°64°-7°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    20%
    68°56°-4°
Logan, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · veering 115°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 263SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 115° from the nw.
Logan, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.6969.7969.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Logan, IA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Logan, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.6mi
UNLIMITED
137 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
09:11 UTC · Logan, 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
09:11 UTC · Logan, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Logan, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Logan, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Logan, IA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Logan, IA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated
Moonrise
7:01 AM
Moonset
10:18 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Logan, IA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Lesser ripening, greater heat

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Logan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Logan

  1. Tue77°56°3%
  2. Wed82°61°17%
  3. Thu72°59°1%
  4. Fri78°53°6%
  5. Sat79°62°65%
  6. Sun72°64°65%
  7. Mon68°56°20%
  8. Tue77°57°16%
  9. Wed79°60°27%
  10. Thu90°66°27%
  11. Fri92°73°22%
  12. Sat94°75°17%
  13. Sun93°75°29%
  14. Mon93°76°35%
  15. Tue92°67°34%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

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 — Logan

SPC has placed Logan in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Logan

  • 51546

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.