Alvord, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alvord weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy12%—87°67°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle—0.02″89°65°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle17%—92°68°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers40%—82°67°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—80°61°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—80°61°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alvord at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51230
16-Day Forecast — Alvord
- Sat88°67°12%
- Sun89°66°8%
- Mon87°66°2%
- Tue92°68°17%
- Wed82°67°40%
- Thu80°61°40%
- Fri80°61°11%
- Sat80°59°12%
- Sun84°60°8%
- Mon86°60°6%
- Tue88°62°6%
- Wed93°66°10%
- Thu91°68°16%
- Fri89°61°20%
- Sat76°58°13%
- Sun84°56°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Alvord
SPC includes Alvord in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Alvord
- 51230