Garden Grove, Iowa Weather
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Garden Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain69%0.83″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—85°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail12%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers44%—82°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle26%—81°67°-1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Garden Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50103
16-Day Forecast — Garden Grove
- Sat85°69°69%
- Sun85°68°10%
- Mon81°67°5%
- Tue83°64°2%
- Wed86°65°12%
- Thu82°68°44%
- Fri81°67°26%
- Sat75°59°9%
- Sun76°59°7%
- Mon78°58°6%
- Tue79°60°4%
- Wed81°56°19%
- Thu83°63°19%
- Fri84°69°23%
- Sat78°63°19%
- Sun74°59°23%
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 — Garden Grove
SPC includes Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove
- 50103