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Runnells, Iowa Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Runnells, IA
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
30%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Runnells, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRunnells, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Runnells, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    84°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    46%
    85°62°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    0.03″
    83°68°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    52%
    83°67°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    82°68°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    53%
    79°69°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    86°69°+7°
Runnells, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 83°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 18 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 83° from the s.
Runnells, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.0990.9990.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Runnells, IA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53
Runnells, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.0mi
UNLIMITED
145 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 ·Runnells, 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 ·Runnells, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Runnells, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Runnells, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Runnells, IA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Runnells, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:11 AM
Moonset
1:07 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Runnells, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Runnells at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 — Runnells

SPC has placed Runnells in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Runnells

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.