Baldwin, Iowa Weather
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Baldwin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle60%0.06″84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—85°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——79°64°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°61°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail24%—81°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers36%—78°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—80°65°+2°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Baldwin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52207
16-Day Forecast — Baldwin
- Sat84°68°60%
- Sun85°68°11%
- Mon79°64°3%
- Tue81°61°2%
- Wed81°64°24%
- Thu78°68°36%
- Fri80°65°16%
- Sat73°60°13%
- Sun77°59°8%
- Mon75°58°6%
- Tue79°59°8%
- Wed77°59°12%
- Thu81°64°13%
- Fri76°67°23%
- Sat76°61°20%
- Sun75°58°32%
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 — Baldwin
SPC includes Baldwin 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 Baldwin
- 52207