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Woolstock, Iowa Weather

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

Woolstock, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 11:50 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
86%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Woolstock, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWoolstock, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 63°H 80°
Woolstock, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    79%
    0.13″
    78°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    80°63°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    84°64°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    61%
    0.01″
    82°69°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    83°67°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Showers
    25%
    0.33″
    85°69°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    92°74°+7°
Woolstock, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 10°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the s.
Woolstock, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.7972.1972.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Woolstock, IA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 9 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Woolstock, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.0mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
23:50 UTC ·Woolstock, 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
23:50 UTC ·Woolstock, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Woolstock, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Woolstock, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Woolstock, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Woolstock, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:53 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Woolstock, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Woolstock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 — Woolstock

SPC has placed Woolstock 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 Woolstock

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.