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Farley, Iowa Weather

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

Farley, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:28 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
41%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Farley, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarley, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 74% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 65°H 78°
Farley, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    34%
    82°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    74%
    0.55″
    77°65°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    61%
    80°65°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    38%
    78°68°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    64%
    0.26″
    75°67°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    44%
    77°68°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    86°71°+9°
Farley, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 29°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Farley, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.9
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.82 inHg
Now
975.9
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.3974.1974.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Farley, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 68 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Farley, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
99.5mi
UNLIMITED
109 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
19:28 UTC ·Farley, 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
19:28 UTC ·Farley, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Farley, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Farley, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Farley, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Farley, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:42 AM
Moonset
1:59 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Farley, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 — Farley

SPC has placed Farley in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Farley

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.