Fonda, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fonda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle29%0.04″82°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.02″84°68°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail48%—85°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—74°62°-11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——84°62°+10°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 45 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fonda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 50540
16-Day Forecast — Fonda
- Sat82°70°29%
- Sun84°68°7%
- Mon86°66°1%
- Tue88°66°9%
- Wed85°66°48%
- Thu74°62°48%
- Fri84°62°7%
- Sat77°65°11%
- Sun78°61°7%
- Mon85°63°5%
- Tue90°70°4%
- Wed83°67°12%
- Thu93°73°14%
- Fri94°74°19%
- Sat92°69°13%
- Sun82°62°16%
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 — Fonda
SPC includes Fonda 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 Fonda
- 50540