Graettinger, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Graettinger weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle23%—81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°64°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail22%—88°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm37%0.02″82°66°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—74°61°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——83°62°+9°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Graettinger at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51342
16-Day Forecast — Graettinger
- Sat81°67°23%
- Sun87°64°7%
- Mon89°66°2%
- Tue88°67°22%
- Wed82°66°37%
- Thu74°61°26%
- Fri83°62°4%
- Sat76°62°8%
- Sun78°60°5%
- Mon87°65°7%
- Tue84°67°6%
- Wed82°65°10%
- Thu93°72°16%
- Fri89°72°22%
- Sat86°62°26%
- Sun79°60°14%
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 — Graettinger
SPC includes Graettinger 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 Graettinger
- 51342