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Fenton, Iowa Weather

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

Fenton, IA
Friday, June 5 at 7:51 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
94%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Fenton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFenton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 87°
Fenton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    13%
    87°63°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°64°+2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    0.01″
    82°68°-7°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.05″
    88°67°+6°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    90°69°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    93°75°+3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    13%
    82°62°-11°
Fenton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 5°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the s.
Fenton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.2964.8964.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fenton, IA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Fenton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
07:51 UTC ·Fenton, 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
07:51 UTC ·Fenton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fenton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fenton, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fenton, IA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fenton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:28 AM
Moonset
3:17 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fenton, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

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Fenton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Fenton

SPC has placed Fenton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Fenton

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.