Montour, Iowa Weather
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Montour weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Rain74%0.12″82°66°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast29%—89°67°+7°
- SundayJun 7Showers67%—77°68°-12°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers68%0.04″84°68°+7°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm25%—87°68°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm——89°76°+2°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm16%—87°64°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:17 AM
- Moonset
- 3:13 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Montour at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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 5, 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 — Montour
SPC has placed Montour in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.