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McGregor, Iowa Weather

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

McGregor, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 1:09 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
30%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
McGregor, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcGregor, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 59°H 86°
McGregor, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    38%
    0.59″
    86°59°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    89%
    0.17″
    78°65°-8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    84°63°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    21%
    80°66°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    45%
    76°64°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    24%
    83°67°+7°
McGregor, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 11°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McGregor, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988995
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.4987.9988.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McGregor, IA
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
+33 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 51. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McGregor, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.5mi
UNLIMITED
154 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
01:09 UTC ·McGregor, 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
01:09 UTC ·McGregor, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McGregor, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McGregor, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McGregor, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McGregor, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:44 AM
Moonset
1:57 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McGregor, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McGregor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 — McGregor

SPC has placed McGregor 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 McGregor

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.