Ashton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy28%—83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain21%0.11″86°65°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—87°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers44%—79°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—80°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°61°-1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 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 44 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
Ashton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51232
16-Day Forecast — Ashton
- Sat85°69°28%
- Sun86°65°21%
- Mon85°66°3%
- Tue87°66°13%
- Wed79°67°44%
- Thu80°59°44%
- Fri79°61°8%
- Sat78°58°11%
- Sun80°61°8%
- Mon82°60°7%
- Tue85°61°4%
- Wed88°65°8%
- Thu86°68°13%
- Fri84°62°20%
- Sat72°58°13%
- Sun80°58°14%
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 — Ashton
SPC includes Ashton 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 Ashton
- 51232