Kanawha, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kanawha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy18%—82°63°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——85°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%—85°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—76°61°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°63°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°66°+4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kanawha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50447
15-Day Forecast — Kanawha
- Sun82°63°18%
- Mon85°67°3%
- Tue85°65°8%
- Wed85°68°49%
- Thu76°61°49%
- Fri80°63°6%
- Sat84°66°8%
- Sun87°68°6%
- Mon89°67°9%
- Tue89°70°6%
- Wed88°63°10%
- Thu89°67°16%
- Fri88°67°25%
- Sat90°65°29%
- Sun95°71°17%
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 — Kanawha
SPC includes Kanawha 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 Kanawha
- 50447