Donahue, Iowa Weather
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Donahue weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers43%0.17″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—85°68°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°63°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail14%—82°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers40%—78°70°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—80°66°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Donahue at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52746
16-Day Forecast — Donahue
- Sat84°68°43%
- Sun85°68°11%
- Mon79°63°2%
- Tue81°62°1%
- Wed82°64°14%
- Thu78°70°40%
- Fri80°66°19%
- Sat72°61°18%
- Sun76°58°8%
- Mon74°58°7%
- Tue78°59°7%
- Wed78°59°29%
- Thu82°64°18%
- Fri77°68°32%
- Sat78°62°26%
- Sun73°58°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Donahue
SPC includes Donahue 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 Donahue
- 52746