Montpelier, Iowa Weather
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Montpelier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——87°58°—
- FridayJun 5Showers56%0.08″81°69°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers61%1.1″81°63°0°
- SundayJun 7Showers35%—84°70°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers60%—82°70°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast40%—81°69°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm18%—92°74°+11°
Ozone at AQI 35 now. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:38 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Montpelier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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 — Montpelier
SPC has placed Montpelier in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.