Galva, Iowa Weather
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Galva weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—85°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—89°67°+4°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle33%—87°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—77°62°-10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—86°62°+9°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Galva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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: 51020
16-Day Forecast — Galva
- Sat85°71°16%
- Sun89°67°14%
- Mon91°67°4%
- Tue90°68°4%
- Wed87°67°33%
- Thu77°62°26%
- Fri86°62°10%
- Sat78°65°7%
- Sun82°61°7%
- Mon90°65°4%
- Tue95°71°4%
- Wed95°69°6%
- Thu101°73°10%
- Fri99°78°14%
- Sat98°71°24%
- Sun87°64°11%
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 — Galva
SPC includes Galva in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Galva
- 51020