Dexter, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dexter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—86°69°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle51%—88°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle54%0.07″75°67°-13°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—80°63°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle12%—82°67°+2°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
Dexter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50070
15-Day Forecast — Dexter
- Sun86°69°20%
- Mon88°67°5%
- Tue85°65°2%
- Wed88°68°51%
- Thu75°67°54%
- Fri80°63°24%
- Sat82°67°12%
- Sun86°67°4%
- Mon87°69°5%
- Tue91°72°5%
- Wed87°65°6%
- Thu88°66°19%
- Fri86°68°16%
- Sat86°65°16%
- Sun91°71°14%
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 — Dexter
SPC includes Dexter 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 Dexter
- 50070