Melcher-Dallas, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melcher-Dallas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain72%0.37″86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—88°68°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——84°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail34%—88°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.06″79°68°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy17%—81°66°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Melcher-Dallas 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.
16-Day Forecast — Melcher-Dallas
- Sat86°68°72%
- Sun88°68°13%
- Mon90°68°4%
- Tue84°66°1%
- Wed88°66°34%
- Thu79°68°49%
- Fri81°66°17%
- Sat77°64°8%
- Sun77°59°7%
- Mon82°60°5%
- Tue86°67°6%
- Wed85°69°8%
- Thu88°70°16%
- Fri91°72°16%
- Sat91°75°7%
- Sun84°66°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 — Melcher-Dallas
SPC includes Melcher-Dallas 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 Melcher-Dallas
- 50163
- 50062