Bouton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bouton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain78%0.17″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail31%—87°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%—79°64°-8°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear10%—82°64°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bouton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 50039
16-Day Forecast — Bouton
- Sat85°69°78%
- Sun85°68°9%
- Mon86°67°1%
- Tue86°67°1%
- Wed87°68°31%
- Thu79°64°36%
- Fri82°64°10%
- Sat78°65°7%
- Sun78°61°8%
- Mon83°61°4%
- Tue89°70°6%
- Wed84°69°7%
- Thu89°71°16%
- Fri94°75°16%
- Sat95°74°26%
- Sun85°64°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 — Bouton
SPC includes Bouton 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 Bouton
- 50039