West Okoboji, Iowa Weather
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West Okoboji weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast15%—78°58°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast——74°53°-4°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——73°52°-1°
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Drizzle14%0.11″78°53°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Rain44%0.21″62°52°-16°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast20%—70°51°+8°
- FridayJun 19Overcast14%—76°49°+6°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:50 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Toward the solstice glow
West Okoboji at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — West Okoboji
- Sat78°59°15%
- Sun74°53°1%
- Mon73°52°7%
- Tue78°53°14%
- Wed62°52°44%
- Thu70°51°20%
- Fri76°49°14%
- Sat77°61°29%
- Sun74°57°29%
- Mon74°53°18%
- Tue63°60°17%
- Wed81°63°34%
- Thu78°62°31%
- Fri72°55°19%
- Sat75°55°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 Okoboji
SPC has placed West Okoboji in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 West Okoboji
- 51351