West Branch, Iowa Weather
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West Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Drizzle19%0.03″87°57°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm80%0.69″79°64°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers71%2.9″82°65°+3°
- SundayJun 7Showers39%—84°69°+2°
- MondayJun 8Showers59%0.06″81°69°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle38%—80°67°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm17%—92°73°+12°
Ozone at AQI 40. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 4:40 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
West Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 — West Branch
SPC has placed West Branch in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.