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Magnolia, Iowa Weather

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

Magnolia, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:23 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
81%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Magnolia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMagnolia, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 67°H 76°
Magnolia, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    80°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    44%
    0.20″
    76°67°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    86°65°+10°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    64%
    87°65°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    59%
    81°68°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    83°68°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    91°69°+8°
Magnolia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · veering 59°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 258SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the sse.
Magnolia, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.0969.6970.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Magnolia, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — 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
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Magnolia, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
04:23 UTC ·Magnolia, 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
04:23 UTC ·Magnolia, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Magnolia, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Magnolia, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Magnolia, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Magnolia, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:58 AM
Moonset
2:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Magnolia, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Magnolia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 — Magnolia

SPC has placed Magnolia 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 Magnolia

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.