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Fort Atkinson, Iowa Weather

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

Fort Atkinson, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:34 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Fort Atkinson, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Atkinson, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 64% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 65°H 82°
Fort Atkinson, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    63%
    0.63″
    82°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    1.0″
    78°65°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    82°62°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    24%
    82°64°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    53%
    78°64°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    80°67°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    93°70°+13°
Fort Atkinson, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
116° · backing 61°
Direction
ESE
116°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 23 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the ese.
Fort Atkinson, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.1980.1980.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Atkinson, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 32. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — 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
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fort Atkinson, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.4mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
09:34 UTC ·Fort Atkinson, 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
09:34 UTC ·Fort Atkinson, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fort Atkinson, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Atkinson, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Atkinson, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fort Atkinson, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:48 AM
Moonset
2:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fort Atkinson, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Fort Atkinson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Fort Atkinson

SPC has placed Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson

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.