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Fostoria, Iowa Weather

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

Fostoria, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 1:43 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Fostoria, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFostoria, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 64°H 78°
Fostoria, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.06″
    78°64°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    36%
    82°64°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    84°64°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    86°66°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    46%
    81°68°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    19%
    91°69°+10°
Fostoria, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 12°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 12
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 12 · pk 22 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the sse.
Fostoria, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964971
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.6963.5963.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fostoria, IA
Air quality
66
AQI
Good
+21 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Fostoria, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.0mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
01:43 UTC ·Fostoria, 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
01:43 UTC ·Fostoria, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fostoria, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fostoria, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fostoria, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fostoria, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
2:12 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fostoria, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fostoria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Fostoria

SPC has placed Fostoria in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Fostoria

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.