Creston, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Creston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°67°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm41%—88°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers61%0.07″75°65°-13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—80°63°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—81°65°+1°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Creston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50801
15-Day Forecast — Creston
- Sun87°67°6%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed88°66°41%
- Thu75°65°61%
- Fri80°63°25%
- Sat81°65°11%
- Sun85°68°5%
- Mon86°69°4%
- Tue90°72°4%
- Wed85°66°5%
- Thu86°66°23%
- Fri83°68°14%
- Sat84°66°17%
- Sun89°69°19%
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 — Creston
SPC includes Creston 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 Creston
- 50801