Carbon, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°67°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%—91°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.24″78°69°-13°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—79°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°66°+5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Carbon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50839
15-Day Forecast — Carbon
- Sun89°66°6%
- Mon91°67°1%
- Tue85°67°3%
- Wed91°68°46%
- Thu78°69°49%
- Fri79°64°26%
- Sat84°66°6%
- Sun84°69°7%
- Mon88°69°3%
- Tue92°73°1%
- Wed87°67°5%
- Thu86°66°19%
- Fri84°69°13%
- Sat86°66°13%
- Sun92°70°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 — Carbon
SPC includes Carbon in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Carbon
- 50841
- 50839