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Janesville, Iowa Weather

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

Janesville, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:11 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
49%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Janesville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJanesville, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 65°H 85°
Janesville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    49%
    1.3″
    85°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    0.26″
    79°67°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    41%
    85°63°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    36%
    82°66°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    56%
    80°69°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    88°68°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    95°72°+7°
Janesville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 10
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 10 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 298SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the sse.
Janesville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.1984.6985.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Janesville, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-30 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Janesville, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
79.7mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
08:11 UTC ·Janesville, 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
08:11 UTC ·Janesville, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Janesville, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Janesville, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Janesville, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Janesville, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:48 AM
Moonset
2:04 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Janesville, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Janesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 — Janesville

SPC has placed Janesville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

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 Janesville

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.