Fenton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fenton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle32%0.01″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm18%—87°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm38%0.03″83°65°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—75°61°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——82°61°+7°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50539
16-Day Forecast — Fenton
- Sat81°68°32%
- Sun86°66°9%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue87°66°18%
- Wed83°65°38%
- Thu75°61°30%
- Fri82°61°5%
- Sat77°62°9%
- Sun78°59°5%
- Mon85°63°7%
- Tue86°67°6%
- Wed83°65°13%
- Thu93°70°13%
- Fri90°73°24%
- Sat89°64°29%
- Sun80°60°13%
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 — Fenton
SPC includes Fenton 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 Fenton
- 50539