Macedonia, Iowa Weather
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Macedonia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle66%0.04″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Clear19%—87°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle39%—91°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle39%0.02″82°67°-9°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear23%—86°66°+4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Macedonia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51549
16-Day Forecast — Macedonia
- Sat82°69°66%
- Sun87°67°19%
- Mon84°66°1%
- Tue85°68°1%
- Wed91°68°39%
- Thu82°67°39%
- Fri86°66°23%
- Sat80°67°7%
- Sun79°61°6%
- Mon85°63°4%
- Tue90°66°3%
- Wed86°68°5%
- Thu92°75°14%
- Fri92°74°10%
- Sat92°75°10%
- Sun87°69°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 — Macedonia
SPC includes Macedonia 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 Macedonia
- 51549