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Mount Ayr, Iowa Weather

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

Mount Ayr, IA
Friday, June 5 at 6:25 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
96%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Mount Ayr, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMount Ayr, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 67°H 82°
Mount Ayr, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    100%
    1.4″
    82°66°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    0.30″
    83°67°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    74%
    76°65°-7°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    82°65°+6°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    87°69°+5°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    87°72°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    86°63°-1°
Mount Ayr, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · backing 31°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the se.
Mount Ayr, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.1965.3965.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Ayr, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.5 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Mount Ayr, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
06:25 UTC ·Mount Ayr, 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
06:25 UTC ·Mount Ayr, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mount Ayr, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mount Ayr, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mount Ayr, IA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mount Ayr, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:19 AM
Moonset
3:23 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Mount Ayr, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Mount Ayr at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 — Mount Ayr

SPC has placed Mount Ayr in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Mount Ayr

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.