Kirkman, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast68%—83°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——90°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail48%—87°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%—80°64°-7°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear16%—86°64°+6°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kirkman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51447
16-Day Forecast — Kirkman
- Sat83°70°68%
- Sun88°67°9%
- Mon90°67°2%
- Tue86°68°4%
- Wed87°69°48%
- Thu80°64°48%
- Fri86°64°16%
- Sat77°65°7%
- Sun80°60°6%
- Mon85°63°4%
- Tue89°68°1%
- Wed89°68°7%
- Thu93°73°13%
- Fri97°75°10%
- Sat95°74°23%
- Sun85°67°10%
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 — Kirkman
SPC includes Kirkman 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 Kirkman
- 51447