Cumberland, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cumberland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle24%0.02″86°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers46%—85°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers51%0.25″75°67°-10°
- FridayJul 10Showers28%0.48″74°66°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Rain18%0.10″82°67°+8°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cumberland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.
ZIP code: 50843
16-Day Forecast — Cumberland
- Sun86°67°24%
- Mon88°68°2%
- Tue84°66°3%
- Wed85°66°46%
- Thu75°67°51%
- Fri74°66°28%
- Sat82°67°18%
- Sun86°67°3%
- Mon77°63°2%
- Tue79°61°4%
- Wed78°62°7%
- Thu80°63°15%
- Fri81°64°42%
- Sat87°67°16%
- Sun88°69°29%
- Mon88°70°32%
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 — Cumberland
SPC includes Cumberland in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Cumberland
- 50843