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Stockton, Iowa Weather

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

Stockton, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 2:36 PM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
52%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Stockton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStockton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 67°H 84°
Stockton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    73%
    0.61″
    77°67°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    73%
    83°67°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    40%
    0.06″
    85°70°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    58%
    0.20″
    83°69°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    86°69°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    25%
    82°69°-4°
Stockton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 6°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the s.
Stockton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.6990.3990.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stockton, IA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 9 PM

Ozone at AQI 48 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 27
Stockton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
50%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
88.9mi
UNLIMITED
137 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
14:36 UTC ·Stockton, 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
14:36 UTC ·Stockton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stockton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stockton, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stockton, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stockton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:38 AM
Moonset
2:01 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Stockton, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stockton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 — Stockton

SPC has placed Stockton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Stockton

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.