Beacon, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beacon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—88°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—87°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm60%0.11″79°65°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—81°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.04″82°68°+1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Beacon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52534
15-Day Forecast — Beacon
- Sun88°68°12%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue83°64°2%
- Wed87°64°33%
- Thu79°65°60%
- Fri81°64°23%
- Sat82°68°6%
- Sun86°69°7%
- Mon86°69°7%
- Tue89°71°3%
- Wed85°68°8%
- Thu88°70°16%
- Fri85°68°16%
- Sat85°66°19%
- Sun86°68°14%
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 — Beacon
SPC includes Beacon in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Beacon
- 52534
- 52577