Hedrick, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hedrick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain46%0.35″86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers24%0.32″85°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°66°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail23%—86°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm35%—81°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—81°67°0°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 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 43 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hedrick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 52563
16-Day Forecast — Hedrick
- Sat86°68°46%
- Sun85°70°24%
- Mon79°66°3%
- Tue82°63°2%
- Wed86°64°23%
- Thu81°70°35%
- Fri81°67°26%
- Sat72°60°7%
- Sun76°59°9%
- Mon76°58°8%
- Tue78°59°9%
- Wed79°58°19%
- Thu82°64°16%
- Fri80°70°16%
- Sat79°62°14%
- Sun74°59°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Hedrick
SPC includes Hedrick 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 Hedrick
- 52563