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Anita, Iowa Weather

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

Anita, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:45 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
76%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Anita, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAnita, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 63% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 63°H 79°
Anita, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    63%
    1.2″
    79°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    2.9″
    80°63°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Rain
    77%
    0.21″
    84°63°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    62%
    0.83″
    79°68°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    50%
    84°67°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    89°68°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    91°75°+2°
Anita, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 13°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 12
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 12 · pk 28 @ 12:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the s.
Anita, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.8970.6971.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Anita, IA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Anita, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
10:45 UTC ·Anita, 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
10:45 UTC ·Anita, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Anita, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Anita, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Anita, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Anita, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:53 AM
Moonset
2:17 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Anita, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Anita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 — Anita

SPC has placed Anita 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 Anita

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.