Craig, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craig weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy11%—86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—88°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—93°67°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers52%—87°68°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%0.01″83°62°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——82°61°-1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Craig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Craig
- Sat87°69°11%
- Sun88°67°21%
- Mon88°66°2%
- Tue93°67°14%
- Wed87°68°52%
- Thu83°62°52%
- Fri82°61°9%
- Sat82°58°10%
- Sun85°59°7%
- Mon86°61°6%
- Tue89°63°5%
- Wed93°66°9%
- Thu93°66°13%
- Fri91°63°20%
- Sat77°59°13%
- Sun84°57°11%
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 — Craig
SPC includes Craig 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 Craig
- 51031