Argo, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Argo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain36%0.50″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—84°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°63°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°60°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle39%—82°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—80°64°-2°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 42 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 2.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Argo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Argo
- Sat84°67°36%
- Sun84°68°16%
- Mon81°63°2%
- Tue79°60°1%
- Wed83°62°10%
- Thu82°67°39%
- Fri80°64°21%
- Sat83°66°18%
- Sun69°59°8%
- Mon74°55°8%
- Tue76°60°8%
- Wed80°64°15%
- Thu81°66°19%
- Fri82°68°20%
- Sat85°70°23%
- Sun86°71°29%
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 — Argo
SPC includes Argo 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 Argo
- 52753