Dakota City, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dakota City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—85°64°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——88°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm36%—87°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—77°62°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°63°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——86°66°+6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dakota City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50529
15-Day Forecast — Dakota City
- Sun85°64°14%
- Mon88°66°2%
- Tue84°66°6%
- Wed87°69°36%
- Thu77°62°36%
- Fri80°63°7%
- Sat86°66°7%
- Sun87°67°7%
- Mon88°68°8%
- Tue90°71°6%
- Wed89°63°10%
- Thu90°66°14%
- Fri88°67°17%
- Sat89°65°25%
- Sun95°71°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 — Dakota City
SPC includes Dakota City 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 Dakota City
- 50529
- 50548