Mapleton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mapleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—90°67°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——92°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle31%—94°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—83°65°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—83°66°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers—0.32″91°66°+8°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mapleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51034
15-Day Forecast — Mapleton
- Sun90°66°11%
- Mon92°69°1%
- Tue90°70°4%
- Wed94°71°31%
- Thu83°65°26%
- Fri83°66°12%
- Sat91°66°7%
- Sun89°68°6%
- Mon94°69°3%
- Tue96°73°2%
- Wed91°67°9%
- Thu99°67°17%
- Fri89°68°16%
- Sat92°67°17%
- Sun101°75°15%
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 — Mapleton
SPC includes Mapleton 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 Mapleton
- 51034