Colo, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——83°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%—85°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle51%0.06″75°65°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—79°63°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——82°67°+3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Colo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50056
15-Day Forecast — Colo
- Sun83°66°10%
- Mon83°67°2%
- Tue82°65°2%
- Wed85°66°51%
- Thu75°65°51%
- Fri79°63°13%
- Sat82°67°7%
- Sun85°68°8%
- Mon85°68°8%
- Tue89°72°3%
- Wed84°64°7%
- Thu86°67°16%
- Fri84°67°19%
- Sat83°65°19%
- Sun87°67°16%
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 — Colo
SPC includes Colo 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 Colo
- 50056