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Marengo, Iowa Weather

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

Marengo, IA
Friday, June 5 at 5:22 AM
69
°
Light Rain
Feels like
72°
Humidity
89%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Marengo, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMarengo, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 78% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 69°H 81°
Marengo, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    2.5″
    81°67°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    84°69°+3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.01″
    81°69°-3°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    70%
    80°68°-1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    87°69°+7°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    90°74°+3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Clear
    11%
    88°73°-2°
Marengo, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · backing 121°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Marengo, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984992
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.5983.5983.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Marengo, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Marengo, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
10.6mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
05:22 UTC ·Marengo, 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
05:22 UTC ·Marengo, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Marengo, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Marengo, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Marengo, IA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Marengo, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:13 AM
Moonset
3:11 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Marengo, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Marengo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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 — Marengo

SPC has placed Marengo 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 Marengo

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.