Central City, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain73%1.5″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——85°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail40%—83°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%0.02″74°63°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—78°64°+4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Central City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52214
16-Day Forecast — Central City
- Sat83°67°73%
- Sun84°69°8%
- Mon85°67°4%
- Tue82°64°1%
- Wed83°66°40%
- Thu74°63°49%
- Fri78°64°14%
- Sat75°62°8%
- Sun76°54°8%
- Mon79°59°6%
- Tue84°67°4%
- Wed80°64°18%
- Thu84°69°19%
- Fri86°74°19%
- Sat87°74°29%
- Sun82°62°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 — Central City
SPC includes Central City 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 Central City
- 52214