Hartwick, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hartwick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—84°67°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——85°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—84°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle62%—80°70°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—81°66°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—81°67°0°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 12:30 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Hartwick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 52232
16-Day Forecast — Hartwick
- Sun84°67°10%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue88°66°1%
- Wed84°66°18%
- Thu80°70°62%
- Fri81°66°31%
- Sat81°67°20%
- Sun87°69°5%
- Mon92°69°4%
- Tue80°66°4%
- Wed80°61°12%
- Thu77°62°13%
- Fri71°65°16%
- Sat74°64°16%
- Sun80°62°19%
- Mon81°64°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Hartwick
SPC includes Hartwick 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 Hartwick
- 52232