Cylinder, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cylinder weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—86°66°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——88°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——88°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm35%—84°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—76°61°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——83°61°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——76°63°-7°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cylinder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50528
15-Day Forecast — Cylinder
- Sun87°66°12%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue88°67°9%
- Wed84°66°35%
- Thu76°61°32%
- Fri83°61°4%
- Sat76°63°8%
- Sun78°60°5%
- Mon86°64°7%
- Tue88°69°6%
- Wed85°66°13%
- Thu95°71°13%
- Fri92°73°24%
- Sat92°65°29%
- Sun81°60°13%
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 — Cylinder
SPC includes Cylinder 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 Cylinder
- 50528