Hillsboro, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hillsboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle16%0.04″86°70°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——84°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm22%—87°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.01″80°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—82°67°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——75°65°-7°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.1 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hillsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52630
15-Day Forecast — Hillsboro
- Sun87°69°16%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue84°65°2%
- Wed87°65°22%
- Thu80°68°49%
- Fri82°67°33%
- Sat75°65°6%
- Sun77°58°8%
- Mon81°59°5%
- Tue85°64°5%
- Wed86°70°14%
- Thu89°70°15%
- Fri88°74°17%
- Sat91°74°16%
- Sun84°66°26%
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 — Hillsboro
SPC includes Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro
- 52630