Blairstown, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blairstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain74%1.0″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—84°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——86°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail40%—85°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers58%0.01″74°64°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—79°65°+5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blairstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52209
16-Day Forecast — Blairstown
- Sat84°66°74%
- Sun84°66°11%
- Mon86°67°4%
- Tue82°65°3%
- Wed85°66°40%
- Thu74°64°58%
- Fri79°65°15%
- Sat75°64°7%
- Sun75°56°6%
- Mon81°59°7%
- Tue85°67°4%
- Wed85°66°21%
- Thu84°68°16%
- Fri87°73°19%
- Sat89°76°26%
- Sun81°62°17%
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 — Blairstown
SPC includes Blairstown 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 Blairstown
- 52209