Dougherty, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dougherty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain39%0.09″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy10%—82°63°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——84°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—84°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm47%—80°65°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—75°59°-5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——80°61°+5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dougherty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50433
16-Day Forecast — Dougherty
- Sat81°68°39%
- Sun82°63°10%
- Mon84°65°3%
- Tue84°65°13%
- Wed80°65°47%
- Thu75°59°47%
- Fri80°61°7%
- Sat76°61°10%
- Sun75°56°9%
- Mon82°60°9%
- Tue86°66°4%
- Wed81°62°17%
- Thu86°65°26%
- Fri89°72°29%
- Sat86°67°23%
- Sun80°61°26%
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 — Dougherty
SPC includes Dougherty 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 Dougherty
- 50433