Little Cedar, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Little Cedar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle24%—82°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——83°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle66%—82°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers66%—80°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—79°63°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—81°64°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 12:33 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Little Cedar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 50454
16-Day Forecast — Little Cedar
- Sun82°65°24%
- Mon83°65°1%
- Tue82°63°2%
- Wed82°67°66%
- Thu80°68°66%
- Fri79°63°11%
- Sat81°64°13%
- Sun85°66°5%
- Mon86°68°7%
- Tue78°63°8%
- Wed80°61°10%
- Thu73°62°23%
- Fri66°63°27%
- Sat75°60°17%
- Sun78°61°23%
- Mon73°65°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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