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Sabula, Iowa Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sabula, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:24 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Sabula, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSabula, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 69°H 88°
Sabula, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    58%
    0.65″
    79°69°-9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.24″
    80°65°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    28%
    84°66°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    62%
    79°65°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    81°70°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    91°71°+10°
Sabula, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 23°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 182SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sabula, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981006
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.5997.9999.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sabula, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-32 in 6h

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 32 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sabula, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.3mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
08:24 UTC ·Sabula, 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
08:24 UTC ·Sabula, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sabula, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sabula, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sabula, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sabula, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:37 AM
Moonset
1:56 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sabula, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sabula at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 — Sabula

SPC has placed Sabula in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Sabula

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.