Fraser, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fraser weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°69°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——86°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—87°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%—77°66°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—80°64°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle10%—84°67°+4°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.81 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fraser at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Fraser
- Sun85°69°7%
- Mon86°68°3%
- Tue85°66°2%
- Wed87°68°52%
- Thu77°66°52%
- Fri80°64°22%
- Sat84°67°10%
- Sun87°67°7%
- Mon88°69°5%
- Tue91°73°6%
- Wed88°65°8%
- Thu89°67°17%
- Fri88°68°19%
- Sat88°66°16%
- Sun92°70°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 — Fraser
SPC includes Fraser 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 Fraser
- 50223
- 50212
- 50036