Augusta, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Augusta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast29%—86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers13%1.6″84°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers11%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm35%0.15″79°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle35%0.02″84°67°+5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Augusta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Augusta
- Sat86°69°29%
- Sun84°70°13%
- Mon81°65°6%
- Tue83°62°2%
- Wed86°65°11%
- Thu79°72°35%
- Fri84°67°35%
- Sat72°62°15%
- Sun76°59°9%
- Mon76°59°7%
- Tue78°58°10%
- Wed80°58°19%
- Thu83°65°23%
- Fri80°67°16%
- Sat82°65°23%
- Sun75°60°24%
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 — Augusta
SPC has placed Augusta in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Augusta
- 52658