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 4Heavy Rain43%0.40″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—83°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm——83°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail35%—84°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—75°61°-9°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear11%—81°62°+6°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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: 4°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
- Sat82°69°43%
- Sun83°66°11%
- Mon83°66°2%
- Tue83°66°8%
- Wed84°67°35%
- Thu75°61°35%
- Fri81°62°11%
- Sat77°62°9%
- Sun76°57°10%
- Mon82°61°8%
- Tue87°67°6%
- Wed83°64°10%
- Thu87°66°17%
- Fri88°73°21%
- Sat88°70°23%
- Sun80°61°13%
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
- 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 Aplington
- 50604