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Rowan, Iowa Weather

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

Rowan, IA
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
26%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Rowan, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRowan, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 63°H 84°
Rowan, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    75%
    0.06″
    86°63°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    0.08″
    82°66°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    49%
    0.03″
    83°64°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    85°68°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    77°68°-8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    31%
    81°68°+4°
Rowan, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 79°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 10
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 10 · pk 20 @ 6:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2816SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Rowan, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.9
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.94 inHg
Now
979.9
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.7977.2977.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rowan, IA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49
Rowan, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
144.5mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
16:59 UTC ·Rowan, 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
16:59 UTC ·Rowan, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rowan, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rowan, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rowan, IA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rowan, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:17 AM
Moonset
1:03 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rowan, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rowan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 3, 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 — Rowan

SPC has placed Rowan in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Rowan

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.