Blakesburg, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blakesburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—88°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——84°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail29%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers53%0.37″80°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle30%—81°67°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——76°65°-5°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
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 scorching afternoon
Blakesburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52536
15-Day Forecast — Blakesburg
- Sun88°68°15%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed87°66°29%
- Thu80°68°53%
- Fri81°67°30%
- Sat76°65°5%
- Sun77°58°8%
- Mon82°59°5%
- Tue85°66°4%
- Wed85°69°8%
- Thu89°70°18%
- Fri89°72°19%
- Sat91°76°11%
- Sun85°66°13%
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 — Blakesburg
SPC includes Blakesburg 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 Blakesburg
- 52536