Paton, Iowa Weather
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Paton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Showers86%0.57″79°65°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain32%0.52″82°66°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle14%—82°66°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers65%—80°67°-2°
- MondayJun 8Foggy58%—83°65°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm30%0.37″86°68°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm15%—91°72°+5°
Ozone at AQI 33. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:24 AM
- Moonset
- 3:19 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Paton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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 5, 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 — Paton
SPC has placed Paton 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.