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Stone City, Iowa Weather

Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Stone City, IA
Wednesday, June 17 at 10:36 AM
61
°
Light Rain
Feels like
57°
Humidity
86%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Stone City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStone City, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit with a 100% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 57°H 74°
Stone City, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Heavy Rain
    100%
    0.74″
    74°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Rain
    10%
    0.23″
    71°57°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    10%
    0.02″
    68°52°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    73°55°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    67%
    68°55°-5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    71°50°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Drizzle
    0.09″
    68°54°-3°
Stone City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
154° · backing 122°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 7:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3816SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Stone City, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.41 inHg
Now
962.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-7.5
mb
24h
-8.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962973
955960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.5963.4963.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stone City, IA
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 10 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4
Stone City, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
15.7mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
15:36 UTC · Stone City, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:36 UTC · Stone City, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stone City, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stone City, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stone City, IA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Stone City, IA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Moonrise
7:58 AM
Moonset
10:51 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Stone City, IA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Lesser ripening, greater heat

insect
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stone City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Stone City

  1. Wed72°55°100%
  2. Thu71°57°10%
  3. Fri68°52°10%
  4. Sat73°55°12%
  5. Sun68°55°67%
  6. Mon71°50°27%
  7. Tue68°54°8%
  8. Wed76°56°11%
  9. Thu75°58°33%
  10. Fri78°57°28%
  11. Sat77°68°24%
  12. Sun74°66°45%
  13. Mon74°59°39%
  14. Tue72°54°32%
  15. Wed63°56°26%
  16. Thu69°56°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Stone City

SPC has placed Stone City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Stone City

  • 52205

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.