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Arnolds Park, Iowa Weather

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

Arnolds Park, IA
Monday, June 15 at 3:04 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
26%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Arnolds Park, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArnolds Park, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 78°
Arnolds Park, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    11%
    78°46°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    11%
    75°52°-3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    0.07″
    79°58°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    0.02″
    69°50°-10°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    75°49°+6°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Showers
    33%
    0.72″
    76°58°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.30″
    64°61°-12°
Arnolds Park, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 47°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3015SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the wnw.
Arnolds Park, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.6
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.6
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.5962.6962.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Arnolds Park, IA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+15 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
5.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47
Arnolds Park, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.2mi
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
20:04 UTC · Arnolds Park, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:04 UTC · Arnolds Park, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arnolds Park, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arnolds Park, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arnolds Park, IA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Arnolds Park, IA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:39 AM
Moonset
9:23 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Arnolds Park, IA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arnolds Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Arnolds Park

  1. Mon77°46°11%
  2. Tue75°52°11%
  3. Wed79°58°61%
  4. Thu69°50°8%
  5. Fri75°49°11%
  6. Sat76°58°33%
  7. Sun64°61°44%
  8. Mon61°58°20%
  9. Tue71°58°16%
  10. Wed73°60°16%
  11. Thu75°57°18%
  12. Fri75°58°20%
  13. Sat70°62°33%
  14. Sun71°57°23%
  15. Mon63°55°31%
  16. Tue72°51°33%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Arnolds Park

SPC has placed Arnolds Park in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Arnolds Park

  • 51351
  • 51331

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.