Alta, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle——88°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle33%—87°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—79°62°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——82°63°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle—0.11″88°66°+6°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51002
15-Day Forecast — Alta
- Sun87°65°15%
- Mon89°67°1%
- Tue88°68°8%
- Wed87°68°33%
- Thu79°62°26%
- Fri82°63°9%
- Sat88°66°8%
- Sun87°65°6%
- Mon91°67°3%
- Tue92°70°4%
- Wed90°64°7%
- Thu92°66°10%
- Fri89°67°14%
- Sat92°66°24%
- Sun98°73°11%
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 — Alta
SPC includes Alta in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Alta
- 51002