Cambridge, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cambridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain73%2.7″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—84°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——85°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail31%—86°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%0.01″78°64°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——80°64°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cambridge 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: 50046
16-Day Forecast — Cambridge
- Sat84°67°73%
- Sun84°67°10%
- Mon85°67°1%
- Tue85°66°1%
- Wed86°67°31%
- Thu78°64°35%
- Fri80°64°9%
- Sat77°65°7%
- Sun76°60°9%
- Mon83°60°6%
- Tue88°68°6%
- Wed83°68°10%
- Thu90°70°19%
- Fri91°72°19%
- Sat91°74°19%
- Sun81°63°14%
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 — Cambridge
SPC includes Cambridge 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 Cambridge
- 50046