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Murray, Iowa Weather

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

Murray, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:03 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Murray, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMurray, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 66°H 79°
Murray, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    51%
    0.22″
    79°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    1.1″
    81°66°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    77%
    83°64°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    65%
    0.64″
    79°68°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    79°68°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    88°69°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    90°75°+2°
Murray, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · veering 20°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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 10 · pk 27 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the s.
Murray, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974981
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.8973.7974.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Murray, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — 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
1.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Murray, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.3mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
08:03 UTC ·Murray, 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
08:03 UTC ·Murray, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Murray, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Murray, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Murray, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Murray, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:49 AM
Moonset
2:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Murray, 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 →

Murray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 — Murray

SPC has placed Murray 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 Murray

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.