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Garnavillo, Iowa Weather

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

Garnavillo, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:22 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
41%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Garnavillo, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGarnavillo, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 84% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 77°
Garnavillo, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    84%
    0.93″
    85°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    0.27″
    79°67°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    81°67°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    48%
    0.03″
    76°66°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    68%
    0.21″
    74°65°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    44%
    75°68°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    86°68°+11°
Garnavillo, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 49°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Garnavillo, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.2975.4976.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Garnavillo, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.9 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Garnavillo, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.6mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
22:22 UTC ·Garnavillo, 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
22:22 UTC ·Garnavillo, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Garnavillo, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Garnavillo, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Garnavillo, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Garnavillo, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:44 AM
Moonset
1:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Garnavillo, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Garnavillo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 — Garnavillo

SPC has placed Garnavillo 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 Garnavillo

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.