Casey, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Casey weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—87°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle50%—88°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle50%0.05″76°67°-12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—79°63°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——83°65°+4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Casey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50048
15-Day Forecast — Casey
- Sun87°68°10%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue84°67°2%
- Wed88°69°50%
- Thu76°67°50%
- Fri79°63°18%
- Sat83°65°8%
- Sun86°67°7%
- Mon87°69°4%
- Tue92°72°2%
- Wed87°66°5%
- Thu88°66°16%
- Fri86°67°13%
- Sat86°66°16%
- Sun92°71°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 — Casey
SPC includes Casey in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Casey
- 50048