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Woolstock, Iowa Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Woolstock, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:18 PM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
88%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Woolstock, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWoolstock, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 66°H 78°
Woolstock, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    79%
    0.75″
    81°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    0.32″
    80°66°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    18%
    87°64°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    41%
    0.05″
    82°69°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    52%
    0.03″
    84°68°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Showers
    35%
    0.74″
    82°68°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    92°75°+10°
Woolstock, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 156°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 156° from the nw.
Woolstock, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.7973.1973.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Woolstock, IA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 6 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
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Woolstock, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.5mi
UNLIMITED
86 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 ·Woolstock, 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 ·Woolstock, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Woolstock, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Woolstock, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Woolstock, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Woolstock, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:53 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Woolstock, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Woolstock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 — Woolstock

SPC has placed Woolstock 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 Woolstock

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.