Aurora, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aurora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle63%0.13″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——79°63°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail42%—80°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—78°63°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—79°61°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 2.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Aurora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50607
16-Day Forecast — Aurora
- Sat82°68°63%
- Sun82°66°8%
- Mon79°63°1%
- Tue80°62°2%
- Wed80°64°42%
- Thu78°63°42%
- Fri79°61°10%
- Sat73°60°10%
- Sun76°56°10%
- Mon75°57°8%
- Tue78°59°3%
- Wed76°58°23%
- Thu79°63°26%
- Fri78°64°23%
- Sat74°59°23%
- Sun74°58°25%
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 — Aurora
SPC includes Aurora 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 Aurora
- 50607