Fruitland, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fruitland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast43%—84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—84°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——82°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—84°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle37%—82°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—82°65°0°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fruitland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52749
16-Day Forecast — Fruitland
- Sat84°69°43%
- Sun84°70°14%
- Mon82°65°5%
- Tue81°63°2%
- Wed84°63°11%
- Thu82°70°37%
- Fri82°65°22%
- Sat85°66°14%
- Sun70°59°9%
- Mon76°56°8%
- Tue79°61°8%
- Wed81°65°10%
- Thu83°67°19%
- Fri83°68°19%
- Sat85°71°19%
- Sun87°72°29%
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 — Fruitland
SPC includes Fruitland 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 Fruitland
- 52749