Aplington, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aplington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast61%—84°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle61%0.01″77°69°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—77°65°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——78°64°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Aplington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 50604
16-Day Forecast — Aplington
- Sun82°66°10%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue83°65°3%
- Wed84°67°61%
- Thu77°69°61%
- Fri77°65°24%
- Sat78°64°9%
- Sun86°67°7%
- Mon76°61°5%
- Tue74°56°5%
- Wed77°59°8%
- Thu79°62°24%
- Fri83°63°24%
- Sat87°69°23%
- Sun90°71°26%
- Mon91°73°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 — Aplington
SPC includes Aplington 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 Aplington
- 50604