Cantril, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cantril weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—88°70°+2°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——89°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail24%—88°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%—81°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—83°68°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cantril at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52542
16-Day Forecast — Cantril
- Sat86°70°18%
- Sun88°70°14%
- Mon89°67°3%
- Tue84°65°4%
- Wed88°65°24%
- Thu81°68°48%
- Fri83°68°34%
- Sat75°65°6%
- Sun78°59°7%
- Mon82°59°2%
- Tue85°64°5%
- Wed86°69°13%
- Thu91°70°16%
- Fri90°73°19%
- Sat92°75°19%
- Sun85°68°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 — Cantril
SPC includes Cantril 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 Cantril
- 52542