Conway, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Conway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle74%0.02″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—87°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——83°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers16%—88°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers46%0.01″83°69°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers29%0.17″81°66°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Conway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Conway
- Sat82°68°74%
- Sun87°66°16%
- Mon83°66°5%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed88°66°16%
- Thu83°69°46%
- Fri81°66°29%
- Sat76°59°9%
- Sun77°59°6%
- Mon79°60°6%
- Tue80°60°4%
- Wed83°57°11%
- Thu85°64°13%
- Fri86°69°19%
- Sat78°63°23%
- Sun74°60°23%
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 — Conway
SPC includes Conway 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 Conway
- 50833