Hastings, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hastings weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—91°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers46%0.02″81°69°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—78°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——83°66°+5°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hastings at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51540
15-Day Forecast — Hastings
- Sun89°65°6%
- Mon89°69°1%
- Tue86°68°3%
- Wed91°70°46%
- Thu81°69°46%
- Fri78°64°19%
- Sat83°66°4%
- Sun86°69°6%
- Mon88°70°3%
- Tue92°72°1%
- Wed87°68°5%
- Thu88°66°14%
- Fri87°69°10%
- Sat86°67°10%
- Sun93°72°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 — Hastings
SPC includes Hastings 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 Hastings
- 51540