Malcom, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Malcom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——87°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers43%—84°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers51%0.13″78°65°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—81°63°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——81°67°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Malcom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50157
15-Day Forecast — Malcom
- Sun85°66°7%
- Mon87°66°2%
- Tue82°64°2%
- Wed84°64°43%
- Thu78°65°51%
- Fri81°63°16%
- Sat81°67°8%
- Sun85°68°6%
- Mon85°67°8%
- Tue87°69°4%
- Wed85°65°9%
- Thu86°68°19%
- Fri84°68°16%
- Sat84°66°13%
- 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 — Malcom
SPC includes Malcom in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Malcom
- 50157