Ackley, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ackley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle41%0.02″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—82°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm——83°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail31%—84°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—75°60°-9°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear10%—80°61°+5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ackley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50601
16-Day Forecast — Ackley
- Sat81°68°41%
- Sun82°65°10%
- Mon83°66°2%
- Tue83°65°8%
- Wed84°66°31%
- Thu75°60°31%
- Fri80°61°10%
- Sat77°62°8%
- Sun75°57°10%
- Mon82°61°9%
- Tue87°67°6%
- Wed84°64°13%
- Thu87°66°19%
- Fri88°72°26%
- Sat88°69°20%
- Sun80°61°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Ackley
SPC includes Ackley in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Ackley
- 50601