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

Sheldahl, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:51 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
60%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Sheldahl, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSheldahl, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 73% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 66°H 82°
Sheldahl, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    73%
    0.84″
    82°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    0.29″
    80°67°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    69%
    85°65°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    59%
    0.02″
    79°67°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    85°67°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    38%
    81°66°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    86°71°+5°
Sheldahl, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 46°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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 11 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Sheldahl, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.1
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.1
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.6976.2976.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sheldahl, IA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
7.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 31

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sheldahl, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
16:51 UTC ·Sheldahl, 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
16:51 UTC ·Sheldahl, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sheldahl, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sheldahl, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sheldahl, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sheldahl, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:50 AM
Moonset
2:11 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sheldahl, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sheldahl at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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 — Sheldahl

SPC has placed Sheldahl in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Sheldahl

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.