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Melrose, Iowa Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Melrose, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:48 AM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
65%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Melrose, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMelrose, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 56% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 67°H 85°
Melrose, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    41%
    85°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    0.56″
    81°66°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.13″
    84°70°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    59%
    82°69°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    57%
    0.02″
    79°68°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    88°69°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    91°76°+3°
Melrose, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 21°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the s.
Melrose, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983990
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.8982.5983.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Melrose, IA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Melrose, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.6mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
10:48 UTC ·Melrose, 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
10:48 UTC ·Melrose, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Melrose, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Melrose, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Melrose, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Melrose, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
2:11 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Melrose, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Melrose at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 — Melrose

SPC has placed Melrose in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Melrose

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.