Kent, Iowa Weather
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Kent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain77%0.07″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——83°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle31%—88°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%0.01″81°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%0.01″81°66°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Kent
- Sat82°68°77%
- Sun87°66°9%
- Mon83°66°1%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed88°67°31%
- Thu81°68°45%
- Fri81°66°29%
- Sat75°58°9%
- Sun77°59°4%
- Mon78°59°3%
- Tue79°60°5%
- Wed81°57°12%
- Thu84°64°19%
- Fri86°69°13%
- Sat77°62°17%
- Sun74°59°17%
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 — Kent
SPC includes Kent 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 Kent
- 50851