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Baldwin, Iowa Weather

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

Baldwin, IA
Friday, June 5 at 7:41 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
78%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Baldwin, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBaldwin, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 80% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 69°H 81°
Baldwin, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    91%
    0.78″
    81°68°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    83°69°+2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    58%
    0.09″
    79°69°-4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    80%
    0.01″
    79°67°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.02″
    84°66°+5°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    0.14″
    88°72°+4°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    89°73°+1°
Baldwin, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 72°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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 10 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the w.
Baldwin, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-7.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.1985.5985.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Baldwin, IA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-24 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Baldwin, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.0mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
07:41 UTC ·Baldwin, 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
07:41 UTC ·Baldwin, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Baldwin, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Baldwin, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Baldwin, IA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Baldwin, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:09 AM
Moonset
3:06 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Baldwin, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Baldwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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 5, 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 — Baldwin

SPC has placed Baldwin in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Baldwin

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.