Hampton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hampton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain39%0.08″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—84°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail50%—84°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—76°60°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—80°61°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hampton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50441
16-Day Forecast — Hampton
- Sat81°68°39%
- Sun84°63°12%
- Mon87°67°2%
- Tue83°65°6%
- Wed84°66°50%
- Thu76°60°50%
- Fri80°61°11%
- Sat77°62°7%
- Sun75°57°8%
- Mon82°61°10%
- Tue86°68°7%
- Wed83°64°9%
- Thu86°65°17%
- Fri88°72°21%
- Sat87°69°23%
- Sun79°61°13%
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 — Hampton
SPC includes Hampton 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 Hampton
- 50441