Edgewood, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Edgewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers69%0.92″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Showers15%4.8″80°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Clear——79°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail39%—80°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—76°63°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—79°60°+3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 43 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Edgewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52042
16-Day Forecast — Edgewood
- Sat82°68°69%
- Sun80°66°15%
- Mon79°63°8%
- Tue80°61°2%
- Wed80°63°39%
- Thu76°63°45%
- Fri79°60°11%
- Sat74°60°10%
- Sun76°56°11%
- Mon76°56°9%
- Tue78°58°6%
- Wed76°58°23%
- Thu80°62°26%
- Fri79°64°23%
- Sat73°59°23%
- Sun74°57°25%
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 — Edgewood
SPC includes Edgewood 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 Edgewood
- 52042