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 4Drizzle80%0.04″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°67°+7°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm46%—89°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%0.02″82°69°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—84°67°+2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.81 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 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Carbon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°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
16-Day Forecast — Carbon
- Sat83°68°80%
- Sun90°67°7%
- Mon91°67°1%
- Tue85°66°3%
- Wed89°68°46%
- Thu82°69°49%
- Fri84°67°26%
- Sat78°66°6%
- Sun79°62°7%
- Mon84°62°3%
- Tue88°66°1%
- Wed86°68°5%
- Thu91°74°19%
- Fri93°76°13%
- Sat93°75°13%
- Sun87°69°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
- 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 Carbon
- 50841
- 50839