Early, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Early weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——87°67°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle30%—86°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—77°62°-9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—85°62°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——77°65°-8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Early at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50535
15-Day Forecast — Early
- Sun87°67°9%
- Mon88°67°1%
- Tue89°67°9%
- Wed86°67°30%
- Thu77°62°30%
- Fri85°62°10%
- Sat77°65°7%
- Sun82°61°7%
- Mon87°64°5%
- Tue94°71°4%
- Wed91°68°8%
- Thu96°73°19%
- Fri96°74°21%
- Sat94°70°27%
- Sun84°63°6%
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 — Early
SPC includes Early 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 Early
- 50535