Cresco, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cresco weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy15%—82°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain18%0.92″78°66°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°62°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail41%0.06″77°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—76°60°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——76°61°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 43 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cresco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52136
16-Day Forecast — Cresco
- Sat82°66°15%
- Sun78°66°18%
- Mon78°62°1%
- Tue81°63°5%
- Wed77°66°41%
- Thu76°60°44%
- Fri76°61°7%
- Sat73°58°7%
- Sun75°55°10%
- Mon76°57°7%
- Tue78°60°4%
- Wed77°60°13%
- Thu78°63°19%
- Fri79°65°19%
- Sat68°59°23%
- Sun74°58°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 — Cresco
SPC includes Cresco in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Cresco
- 52136