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Fontanelle, Iowa Weather

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

Fontanelle, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:01 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
67%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Fontanelle, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFontanelle, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 83% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 67°H 77°
Fontanelle, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    83%
    2.6″
    79°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.02″
    79°67°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    85°67°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    65%
    0.01″
    75°66°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    85°64°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    90°72°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    91°73°+1°
Fontanelle, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 52°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Fontanelle, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.1
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.1
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965969
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.3964.5964.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fontanelle, IA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 6 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
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Fontanelle, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
20:01 UTC ·Fontanelle, 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
20:01 UTC ·Fontanelle, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fontanelle, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fontanelle, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fontanelle, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fontanelle, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:52 AM
Moonset
2:16 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fontanelle, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fontanelle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (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 — Fontanelle

SPC has placed Fontanelle 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 Fontanelle

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.