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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Monday, May 18

Current Weather

7:10 AM

63°F
Cloudy
RealFeel® 62°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 61°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel®
62°
RealFeel Shade™
61°
Max UV Index
0.5 (Low)
Wind
SSW 5 mph
Wind Gusts
11 mph
Humidity
95%
Indoor Humidity
79% (Slightly Humid)
Dew Point
61° F
Pressure
↑ 29.69 in
Cloud Cover
99%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
4700 ft

Day

5/18
80°Hi
RealFeel® 80°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 79°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Mostly cloudy and humid, breezy in the p.m.; a few p.m. t-storms, some severe; there is a significant risk for damaging wind gusts, tornadoes and large hail

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™2 (Dark)

WindS 14 mph

Wind Gusts29 mph

Probability of Precipitation70%

Probability of Thunderstorms70%

Precipitation0.20 in

Rain0.20 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover92%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

5/18
50°Lo
RealFeel® 41°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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A severe evening thunderstorm; overcast and breezy; storms can bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes

WindSW 15 mph

Wind Gusts31 mph

Probability of Precipitation94%

Probability of Thunderstorms93%

Precipitation0.71 in

Rain0.71 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover98%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 37 mins
Rise 5:53 AM
Set 8:30 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 6:59 AM
Set 11:26 PM

Temperature History

5/18
High
Low
Forecast
80°
50°
Average
74°
50°
Last Year
73°
39°

Current Weather Conditions in Johnston

Johnston, Iowa is currently Cloudy with a temperature of 63°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 62° (Cool) based on observed conditions including 95% humidity, 99% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 5 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 61°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Johnston, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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