Barnes City, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barnes City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain65%0.17″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—85°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—86°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers43%0.02″77°65°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy16%—81°66°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Barnes City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50027
16-Day Forecast — Barnes City
- Sat84°67°65%
- Sun85°67°11%
- Mon82°66°3%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed86°66°33%
- Thu77°65°43%
- Fri81°66°16%
- Sat75°64°8%
- Sun76°56°8%
- Mon81°59°5%
- Tue84°66°4%
- Wed84°68°32%
- Thu86°69°19%
- Fri89°72°23%
- Sat90°75°20%
- Sun83°63°18%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Barnes City
SPC includes Barnes City 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 Barnes City
- 50027
- 50171