Chariton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chariton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle69%0.01″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—87°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——84°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm46%0.06″78°68°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—81°66°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chariton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 50049
16-Day Forecast — Chariton
- Sat85°69°69%
- Sun87°67°10%
- Mon82°67°1%
- Tue84°65°0%
- Wed87°66°33%
- Thu78°68°46%
- Fri81°66°17%
- Sat77°63°7%
- Sun77°60°8%
- Mon82°60°5%
- Tue85°67°7%
- Wed85°68°8%
- Thu88°69°16%
- Fri92°72°16%
- Sat91°75°13%
- Sun85°66°10%
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 — Chariton
SPC includes Chariton 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 Chariton
- 50049