Huxley, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Huxley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers50%—86°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle50%0.01″78°64°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—79°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——77°65°-2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Huxley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50124
15-Day Forecast — Huxley
- Sun83°67°11%
- Mon85°67°1%
- Tue85°66°2%
- Wed86°67°50%
- Thu78°64°50%
- Fri79°63°14%
- Sat77°65°6%
- Sun76°60°8%
- Mon83°60°7%
- Tue88°68°3%
- Wed83°68°10%
- Thu90°70°19%
- Fri92°71°19%
- Sat92°74°19%
- Sun82°63°14%
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 — Huxley
SPC includes Huxley 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 Huxley
- 50046
- 50124