Archer, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Archer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Thunderstorm26%1.00″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle20%0.04″87°65°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%—82°67°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—81°59°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°61°-3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Archer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51231
16-Day Forecast — Archer
- Sat85°68°26%
- Sun87°65°20%
- Mon85°66°2%
- Tue88°66°9%
- Wed82°67°51%
- Thu81°59°51%
- Fri78°61°8%
- Sat78°58°11%
- Sun81°61°8%
- Mon82°60°7%
- Tue85°61°4%
- Wed89°65°8%
- Thu87°69°13%
- Fri86°63°13%
- Sat72°58°10%
- Sun80°57°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 — Archer
SPC includes Archer 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 Archer
- 51231