Conrad, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Conrad weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——84°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle27%—83°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm57%—79°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—81°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°66°+1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:33 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Conrad at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 50621
16-Day Forecast — Conrad
- Sun83°65°6%
- Mon84°66°1%
- Tue86°66°1%
- Wed83°66°27%
- Thu79°68°57%
- Fri81°65°29%
- Sat82°66°6%
- Sun85°68°5%
- Mon90°68°3%
- Tue79°65°5%
- Wed79°62°11%
- Thu75°62°15%
- Fri69°66°13%
- Sat78°63°23%
- Sun80°62°20%
- Mon76°65°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Conrad
SPC includes Conrad in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Conrad
- 50621