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Searsboro, Iowa Weather

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

Searsboro, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:06 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
53%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Searsboro, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSearsboro, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 69% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 78°
Searsboro, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    37%
    0.08″
    84°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    2.0″
    81°68°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    56%
    85°67°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    64%
    0.06″
    80°69°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    57%
    85°67°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    0.08″
    85°69°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    90°74°+5°
Searsboro, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 50°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 21 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 304SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Searsboro, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.2982.6982.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Searsboro, IA
Air quality
41
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
5.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Searsboro, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.8mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
20:06 UTC ·Searsboro, 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
20:06 UTC ·Searsboro, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Searsboro, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Searsboro, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Searsboro, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Searsboro, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:46 AM
Moonset
2:08 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Searsboro, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Searsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above 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 — Searsboro

SPC has placed Searsboro 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 Searsboro

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.