Muscatine, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Muscatine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast23%—73°61°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm79%0.34″82°57°+9°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——71°57°-11°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——72°53°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle13%—72°57°0°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Drizzle58%0.05″69°58°-3°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy44%—71°51°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
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 41 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 AM
- Moonset
- 9:59 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Muscatine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Muscatine
- Tue73°61°23%
- Wed82°57°79%
- Thu71°57°8%
- Fri72°53°5%
- Sat72°57°13%
- Sun69°58°58%
- Mon71°51°44%
- Tue73°55°12%
- Wed79°59°12%
- Thu82°64°28%
- Fri88°68°28%
- Sat87°72°25%
- Sun88°73°32%
- Mon89°73°35%
- Tue89°71°32%
- Wed92°69°35%
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 — Muscatine
SPC has placed Muscatine in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWENHEnhanced Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Muscatine
- 52761