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Iowa Colony, Texas Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Iowa Colony, TX
Tuesday, June 16 at 7:56 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Iowa Colony, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIowa Colony, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 77°H 86°
Iowa Colony, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    0.84″
    81°76°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    0.10″
    86°77°+5°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    90°79°+4°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    92°78°+2°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    90°77°-2°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    90°77°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Thunderstorm
    91°76°+1°
Iowa Colony, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 49°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 20 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Iowa Colony, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.11006.61007.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Iowa Colony, TX
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Iowa Colony, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
38 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
00:56 UTC · Iowa Colony, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:56 UTC · Iowa Colony, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Iowa Colony, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Iowa Colony, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Iowa Colony, TX
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Iowa Colony, TX
The moon
Waxing Crescent
5% illuminated
Moonrise
8:53 AM
Moonset
10:27 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Iowa Colony, TX
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iowa Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Iowa Colony

SPC has placed Iowa Colony in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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.

ZIP codes in Iowa Colony

  • 77583

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.