Arcadia, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arcadia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain26%0.30″86°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—87°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle30%—90°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—79°64°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—81°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle—0.04″83°66°+2°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Arcadia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51430
15-Day Forecast — Arcadia
- Sun86°64°26%
- Mon89°68°4%
- Tue87°68°19%
- Wed90°70°30%
- Thu79°64°30%
- Fri81°64°16%
- Sat83°66°9%
- Sun87°66°6%
- Mon90°69°4%
- Tue94°71°6%
- Wed91°65°8%
- Thu93°66°11%
- Fri90°67°16%
- Sat91°66°14%
- Sun95°73°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 — Arcadia
SPC includes Arcadia 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 Arcadia
- 51430