Ainsworth, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ainsworth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle50%0.01″84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—84°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail27%—85°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%0.34″81°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—80°66°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — 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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ainsworth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52201
16-Day Forecast — Ainsworth
- Sat84°70°50%
- Sun84°69°11%
- Mon81°67°2%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed85°65°27%
- Thu81°68°43%
- Fri80°66°18%
- Sat75°64°7%
- Sun76°54°13%
- Mon80°59°5%
- Tue83°66°5%
- Wed85°68°23%
- Thu88°68°19%
- Fri89°74°26%
- Sat89°75°26%
- Sun85°63°23%
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 — Ainsworth
SPC includes Ainsworth 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 Ainsworth
- 52201