Cotter, Iowa Weather
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Cotter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle44%0.01″84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy11%—85°70°+1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——86°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm27%—85°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%0.31″81°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—80°66°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cotter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cotter
- Sat84°70°44%
- Sun85°70°11%
- Mon86°68°2%
- Tue83°64°1%
- Wed85°65°27%
- Thu81°68°43%
- Fri80°66°18%
- Sat75°64°7%
- Sun76°54°14%
- Mon79°59°6%
- Tue83°66°5%
- Wed85°68°16%
- Thu88°69°20%
- Fri89°74°19%
- Sat89°76°19%
- Sun85°63°26%
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 — Cotter
SPC includes Cotter 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 Cotter
- 52738