Climbing Hill, Iowa Weather
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Climbing Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—86°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—89°68°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers48%0.02″91°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%0.01″85°64°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—83°63°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.71 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Climbing Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51015
16-Day Forecast — Climbing Hill
- Sat86°72°12%
- Sun89°68°10%
- Mon89°68°1%
- Tue91°68°4%
- Wed91°69°48%
- Thu85°64°48%
- Fri83°63°12%
- Sat81°59°9%
- Sun84°60°6%
- Mon85°61°3%
- Tue87°63°5%
- Wed90°66°10%
- Thu93°70°14%
- Fri93°65°14%
- Sat79°61°13%
- Sun84°58°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Climbing Hill
SPC includes Climbing Hill 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 Climbing Hill
- 51015