Matlock, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Matlock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers12%0.22″86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle——87°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle14%—89°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm47%—80°67°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—81°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°61°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — 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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Matlock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51244
16-Day Forecast — Matlock
- Sat86°68°12%
- Sun87°65°6%
- Mon85°66°4%
- Tue89°67°14%
- Wed80°67°47%
- Thu81°60°47%
- Fri79°61°9%
- Sat79°58°11%
- Sun81°60°8%
- Mon83°60°7%
- Tue87°62°4%
- Wed90°65°13%
- Thu88°66°15%
- Fri87°62°20%
- Sat74°58°16%
- Sun81°56°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Matlock
SPC includes Matlock 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 Matlock
- 51244