Urbana, Iowa Weather
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Urbana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle89%0.02″86°58°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm84%0.59″81°67°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle31%—87°69°+6°
- SundayJun 7Showers58%0.01″80°67°-7°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers70%0.05″79°68°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm45%0.02″83°67°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm16%—90°74°+7°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.6 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:14 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Urbana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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 5, 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 — Urbana
SPC has placed Urbana 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.