Harvey, Iowa Weather
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Harvey weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——90°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm35%—87°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm60%0.09″78°66°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—81°64°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——82°68°+1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Harvey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50119
15-Day Forecast — Harvey
- Sun88°67°11%
- Mon90°67°2%
- Tue84°64°1%
- Wed87°65°35%
- Thu78°66°60%
- Fri81°64°24%
- Sat82°68°6%
- Sun86°69°7%
- Mon87°69°7%
- Tue90°73°3%
- Wed85°67°8%
- Thu88°70°19%
- Fri85°69°14%
- Sat85°66°13%
- Sun88°68°16%
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 — Harvey
SPC includes Harvey 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 Harvey
- 50119