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Farmington, Iowa Weather

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

Farmington, IA
Friday, June 5 at 7:10 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
64%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Farmington, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarmington, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 84% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 70°H 84°
Farmington, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    0.46″
    84°70°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    92°70°+8°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    65%
    0.02″
    79°67°-13°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    71%
    0.02″
    83°69°+4°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    89°69°+6°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    90°76°+1°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    90°72°
Farmington, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · steady
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 284SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Farmington, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.9990.9990.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Farmington, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-20 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Farmington, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.4mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
07:10 UTC ·Farmington, 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
07:10 UTC ·Farmington, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Farmington, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Farmington, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Farmington, IA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Farmington, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:09 AM
Moonset
3:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Farmington, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Farmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 — Farmington

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Farmington

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.