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Ridgeway, Iowa Weather

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

Ridgeway, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 2:27 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
44%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Ridgeway, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRidgeway, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 58°H 78°
Ridgeway, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    79°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    1.3″
    78°58°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    78°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    82°65°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    80°63°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    36%
    79°66°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    85°67°+6°
Ridgeway, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 70°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 271SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 70° from the s.
Ridgeway, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-6.4
mb
24h
-6.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974981
965970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.2973.5973.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ridgeway, IA
Air quality
75
AQI
Good
+30 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — 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
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Ridgeway, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.6mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
02:27 UTC ·Ridgeway, 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
02:27 UTC ·Ridgeway, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ridgeway, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ridgeway, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ridgeway, 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.
Ridgeway, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:49 AM
Moonset
2:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Ridgeway, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Ridgeway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 — Ridgeway

SPC has placed Ridgeway in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

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 Ridgeway

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.