Gladbrook, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gladbrook weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain73%0.29″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—82°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail39%—83°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle39%—78°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—81°64°+3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 — 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gladbrook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50635
16-Day Forecast — Gladbrook
- Sat83°67°73%
- Sun82°67°14%
- Mon81°65°1%
- Tue81°63°1%
- Wed83°65°39%
- Thu78°65°39%
- Fri81°64°10%
- Sat74°58°8%
- Sun77°57°8%
- Mon77°58°7%
- Tue79°61°5%
- Wed78°57°26%
- Thu81°65°23%
- Fri80°65°23%
- Sat74°61°23%
- Sun74°58°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 — Gladbrook
SPC includes Gladbrook 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 Gladbrook
- 50635