Little Cedar, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Little Cedar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle22%—83°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail53%—82°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—76°59°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——77°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——82°65°+5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.77 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Little Cedar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50454
15-Day Forecast — Little Cedar
- Sun83°64°22%
- Mon85°66°5%
- Tue82°64°8%
- Wed82°66°53%
- Thu76°59°53%
- Fri77°63°6%
- Sat82°65°8%
- Sun82°68°10%
- Mon85°68°10%
- Tue85°70°8%
- Wed84°62°11%
- Thu85°68°19%
- Fri83°67°19%
- Sat83°64°23%
- Sun87°68°16%
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 — Little Cedar
SPC includes Little Cedar in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Little Cedar
- 50454