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Marne, Iowa Weather

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

Marne, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:29 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
69%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Marne, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMarne, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit with a 74% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 67°H 73°
Marne, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    74%
    1.1″
    81°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    80°67°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    0.39″
    83°66°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    64%
    0.03″
    76°65°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    85°67°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    84°70°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    89°72°+5°
Marne, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 39°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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 12 · pk 30 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Marne, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.6
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.6
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-6.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969975
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.8968.5968.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Marne, IA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
1.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Marne, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.1mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
16:29 UTC ·Marne, 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
16:29 UTC ·Marne, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Marne, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Marne, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Marne, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Marne, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:54 AM
Moonset
2:18 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Marne, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marne at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 — Marne

SPC has placed Marne 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 Marne

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.