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 4Light Drizzle79%0.03″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°67°+6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——89°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail47%—88°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers47%0.04″81°66°-7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy24%—83°66°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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: 3°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
- Sat82°69°79%
- Sun88°67°8%
- Mon89°68°1%
- Tue85°66°5%
- Wed88°67°47%
- Thu81°66°47%
- Fri83°66°24%
- Sat79°65°7%
- Sun79°61°8%
- Mon83°61°3%
- Tue89°66°1%
- Wed85°67°4%
- Thu90°73°19%
- Fri92°75°10%
- Sat92°74°19%
- Sun86°68°10%
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
- 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 Cumberland
- 50843