Avoca, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Avoca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—84°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers37%—86°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm56%0.86″83°69°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—81°67°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——86°67°+5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Avoca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 51521
16-Day Forecast — Avoca
- Sun84°66°25%
- Mon88°66°1%
- Tue89°67°1%
- Wed86°66°37%
- Thu83°69°56%
- Fri81°67°32%
- Sat86°67°6%
- Sun89°67°1%
- Mon95°72°2%
- Tue87°72°5%
- Wed81°64°10%
- Thu83°66°15%
- Fri77°67°23%
- Sat83°64°13%
- Sun85°65°26%
- Mon86°68°15%
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 — Avoca
SPC includes Avoca 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 Avoca
- 51521