Brandon, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain63%0.30″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail42%—84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers42%—79°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—80°63°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52210
16-Day Forecast — Brandon
- Sat83°68°63%
- Sun83°68°7%
- Mon81°65°1%
- Tue82°63°4%
- Wed84°65°42%
- Thu79°65°42%
- Fri80°63°12%
- Sat75°62°8%
- Sun77°58°8%
- Mon77°57°6%
- Tue79°60°4%
- Wed77°58°23%
- Thu81°64°23%
- Fri80°65°23%
- Sat75°61°23%
- Sun75°58°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Brandon
SPC includes Brandon 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 Brandon
- 52210