Macksburg, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Macksburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——86°68°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail43%—87°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers57%0.02″79°67°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—81°66°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——76°64°-5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Macksburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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: 50155
15-Day Forecast — Macksburg
- Sun87°68°5%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed87°67°43%
- Thu79°67°57%
- Fri81°66°25%
- Sat76°64°7%
- Sun77°61°6%
- Mon82°61°4%
- Tue86°67°2%
- Wed83°68°4%
- Thu89°72°19%
- Fri92°72°13%
- Sat90°74°14%
- Sun86°67°13%
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 — Macksburg
SPC includes Macksburg 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 Macksburg
- 50155