Sloan, Iowa Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sloan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——78°48°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——77°54°-1°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast49%—87°58°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle——70°52°-17°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle17%0.02″82°52°+12°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle43%0.07″74°61°-8°
- SundayJun 21Overcast46%—78°63°+4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:49 AM
- Moonset
- 9:22 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Toward the solstice glow
Sloan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Sloan
- Mon78°49°5%
- Tue77°54°3%
- Wed87°58°49%
- Thu70°52°2%
- Fri82°52°17%
- Sat74°61°43%
- Sun78°63°46%
- Mon75°58°29%
- Tue80°63°21%
- Wed85°65°21%
- Thu92°69°16%
- Fri94°74°32%
- Sat99°78°23%
- Sun100°65°26%
- Mon85°64°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Sloan
SPC has placed Sloan in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Sloan
- 51055