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Muscatine, Iowa Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Muscatine, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:50 AM
61
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
58°
Humidity
49%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Muscatine, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMuscatine, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 87°
Muscatine, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    11%
    87°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    69%
    1.0″
    81°69°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Showers
    69%
    0.55″
    82°63°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    36%
    84°69°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.02″
    82°69°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    39%
    80°68°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    92°74°+12°
Muscatine, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 50°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the s.
Muscatine, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931000
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.1993.2993.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Muscatine, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-30 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38 now. AQI down 30 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 17 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17
Muscatine, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.8mi
UNLIMITED
165 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
07:50 UTC ·Muscatine, 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
07:50 UTC ·Muscatine, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Muscatine, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Muscatine, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Muscatine, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Muscatine, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:38 AM
Moonset
2:02 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Muscatine, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Muscatine 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 — Muscatine

SPC has placed Muscatine 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.

ZIP codes in Muscatine

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.