Dana, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—87°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%—79°65°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—79°63°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle10%—84°66°+5°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50064
15-Day Forecast — Dana
- Sun85°67°13%
- Mon86°67°3%
- Tue84°65°3%
- Wed87°67°52%
- Thu79°65°52%
- Fri79°63°20%
- Sat84°66°10%
- Sun86°67°6%
- Mon87°68°4%
- Tue89°73°7%
- Wed86°65°7%
- Thu87°66°17%
- Fri87°68°19%
- Sat86°65°16%
- Sun92°69°16%
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 — Dana
SPC includes Dana 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 Dana
- 50064