George, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
George weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy12%—85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—86°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle21%—89°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers37%—80°67°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—81°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°61°-2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
George at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51237
16-Day Forecast — George
- Sat86°68°12%
- Sun86°65°25%
- Mon85°67°4%
- Tue89°68°21%
- Wed80°67°37%
- Thu81°60°36%
- Fri79°61°8%
- Sat79°59°12%
- Sun81°60°8%
- Mon84°61°5%
- Tue87°62°3%
- Wed90°65°7%
- Thu88°66°13%
- Fri87°62°20%
- Sat74°58°13%
- Sun81°56°14%
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 — George
SPC has placed George in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 George
- 51237