Exira, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Exira weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle33%—87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast53%—87°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers55%—81°70°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—80°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—87°67°+7°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Exira at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50076
16-Day Forecast — Exira
- Sun87°66°33%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue86°67°2%
- Wed87°67°53%
- Thu81°70°55%
- Fri80°67°28%
- Sat87°67°17%
- Sun90°68°4%
- Mon100°76°3%
- Tue98°72°4%
- Wed80°63°8%
- Thu87°62°18%
- Fri96°69°19%
- Sat91°72°13%
- Sun98°74°19%
- Mon100°73°23%
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 — Exira
SPC includes Exira in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Exira
- 50076