Atlantic, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atlantic weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle29%0.01″84°67°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——85°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers56%—85°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers56%1.6″83°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—80°66°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—85°66°+5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
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 37 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Atlantic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 50022
16-Day Forecast — Atlantic
- Sun84°67°29%
- Mon88°67°1%
- Tue85°68°0%
- Wed85°66°56%
- Thu83°67°56%
- Fri80°66°25%
- Sat85°66°17%
- Sun88°67°5%
- Mon94°71°2%
- Tue85°71°2%
- Wed80°64°6%
- Thu82°65°15%
- Fri77°67°42%
- Sat84°63°16%
- Sun83°64°29%
- Mon86°67°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Atlantic
SPC includes Atlantic in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Atlantic
- 50022