Grant, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle81%0.06″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—87°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——84°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail36%—90°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers47%0.03″82°68°-8°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy27%—83°66°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.1 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 33 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Grant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50847
16-Day Forecast — Grant
- Sat82°69°81%
- Sun87°67°10%
- Mon84°66°1%
- Tue85°66°1%
- Wed90°68°36%
- Thu82°68°47%
- Fri83°66°27%
- Sat79°66°7%
- Sun79°61°5%
- Mon84°62°3%
- Tue89°67°6%
- Wed85°67°13%
- Thu91°73°16%
- Fri93°74°14%
- Sat93°75°26%
- Sun87°69°18%
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 — Grant
SPC includes Grant 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 Grant
- 50847
- 51532
- 50864