Leando, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leando weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—88°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——83°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers32%—82°70°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—83°68°+1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 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 43 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Leando at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Leando
- Sat89°70°26%
- Sun88°73°15%
- Mon83°67°7%
- Tue83°65°2%
- Wed86°65°12%
- Thu82°70°32%
- Fri83°68°30%
- Sat86°69°9%
- Sun71°59°8%
- Mon76°57°7%
- Tue79°61°10%
- Wed81°65°19%
- Thu82°67°19%
- Fri83°68°13%
- Sat85°71°10%
- Sun86°72°14%
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 — Leando
SPC includes Leando in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Leando
- 52551