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Grand Junction, Iowa Weather

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

Grand Junction, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:26 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
61%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Grand Junction, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrand Junction, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 61% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 66°H 79°
Grand Junction, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    61%
    0.80″
    79°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    81°66°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    87°67°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.02″
    83°69°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.06″
    79°68°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    89°67°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    93°75°+4°
Grand Junction, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 9°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 12
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 12 · pk 22 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the s.
Grand Junction, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.4979.3979.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grand Junction, IA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Grand Junction, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.1mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
08:26 UTC ·Grand Junction, 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
08:26 UTC ·Grand Junction, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Grand Junction, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grand Junction, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grand Junction, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Grand Junction, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:53 AM
Moonset
2:13 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Grand Junction, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 — Grand Junction

SPC has placed Grand Junction 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 Grand Junction

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.