Essex, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Essex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain62%0.19″86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——84°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail26%0.03″87°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%0.01″77°69°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—82°67°+5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Essex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51638
15-Day Forecast — Essex
- Sat86°68°62%
- Sun87°65°9%
- Mon84°68°6%
- Tue85°67°3%
- Wed87°70°26%
- Thu77°69°32%
- Fri82°67°20%
- Sat87°68°12%
- Sun88°68°8%
- Mon93°70°6%
- Tue81°61°7%
- Wed82°63°16%
- Thu91°67°23%
- Fri89°70°26%
- Sat84°63°16%
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 — Essex
SPC has placed Essex in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Essex
- 51638