Donnellson, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donnellson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle12%0.04″85°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers10%—87°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm30%0.17″79°72°-8°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle30%0.09″84°67°+5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
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 50 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Donnellson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52625
16-Day Forecast — Donnellson
- Sat87°70°20%
- Sun85°70°12%
- Mon81°66°8%
- Tue83°62°3%
- Wed87°64°10%
- Thu79°72°30%
- Fri84°67°30%
- Sat72°62°15%
- Sun76°59°9%
- Mon76°58°6%
- Tue77°58°10%
- Wed80°57°13%
- Thu83°64°11%
- Fri80°67°13%
- Sat82°65°23%
- Sun75°60°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 — Donnellson
SPC includes Donnellson 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 Donnellson
- 52625