Buffalo Center, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy16%—85°65°+5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—84°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%0.02″80°67°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—80°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——76°61°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buffalo Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50424
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo Center
- Sat80°66°23%
- Sun85°65°16%
- Mon85°66°3%
- Tue84°66°15%
- Wed80°67°51%
- Thu80°60°51%
- Fri76°61°8%
- Sat76°56°11%
- Sun77°56°8%
- Mon79°58°9%
- Tue82°60°5%
- Wed82°62°13%
- Thu85°68°16%
- Fri82°64°26%
- Sat69°59°19%
- Sun77°62°23%
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 Center
SPC includes Buffalo Center 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 Center
- 50424