Kingston, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kingston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle44%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—85°69°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——81°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—85°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%—82°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—81°66°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
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 45 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kingston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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 — Kingston
- Sat86°70°44%
- Sun85°69°15%
- Mon82°65°3%
- Tue81°62°2%
- Wed85°63°11%
- Thu82°70°35%
- Fri81°66°35%
- Sat84°66°13%
- Sun69°58°9%
- Mon75°56°8%
- Tue77°60°9%
- Wed80°65°23%
- Thu81°66°17%
- Fri83°68°19%
- Sat86°70°23%
- Sun86°72°19%
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 — Kingston
SPC includes Kingston 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 Kingston
- 52637