Kent Estates, Iowa Weather
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Kent Estates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Heavy Rain42%0.44″90°69°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast37%—86°72°-4°
- SundayJul 5Overcast30%—84°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——80°65°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%—81°68°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:37 PM
- Moonset
- 9:02 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kent Estates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Kent Estates
- Fri90°69°42%
- Sat86°72°37%
- Sun84°69°30%
- Mon80°65°4%
- Tue82°64°3%
- Wed84°65°19%
- Thu81°68°26%
- Fri81°68°24%
- Sat81°64°14%
- Sun81°67°11%
- Mon83°65°10%
- Tue80°65°28%
- Wed79°60°19%
- Thu86°64°16%
- Fri75°64°20%
- Sat74°56°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 3, 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 Estates
SPC has placed Kent Estates in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Estates
- 52761