Buffalo, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast44%—84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—86°68°+2°
- MondayJul 6Clear——80°64°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers10%—83°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm36%0.01″78°71°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—79°66°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 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 40 now. With UV 4.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52728
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo
- Sat84°68°44%
- Sun86°68°13%
- Mon80°64°3%
- Tue81°62°1%
- Wed83°64°10%
- Thu78°71°36%
- Fri79°66°23%
- Sat73°62°16%
- Sun76°58°9%
- Mon75°59°7%
- Tue77°59°7%
- Wed78°59°15%
- Thu81°64°19%
- Fri78°67°20%
- Sat79°65°23%
- Sun74°59°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 — Buffalo
SPC includes Buffalo 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 Buffalo
- 52728
- 52726
- 52804