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Villisca, Iowa Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Villisca, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:18 PM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
69%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Villisca, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVillisca, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 87% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 68°H 78°
Villisca, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Showers
    87%
    1.4″
    79°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    1.0″
    81°68°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    0.11″
    88°68°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    66%
    77°67°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    89°65°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    92°74°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    93°74°+1°
Villisca, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 28°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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 9 · pk 30 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 316SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the s.
Villisca, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.2
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.2
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.6973.1973.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Villisca, IA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
4.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Villisca, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
74%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
20:18 UTC ·Villisca, 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
20:18 UTC ·Villisca, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Villisca, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Villisca, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Villisca, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Villisca, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:52 AM
Moonset
2:19 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Villisca, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Villisca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 — Villisca

SPC has placed Villisca 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 Villisca

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.