Montezuma, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montezuma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain69%0.23″83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—85°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——87°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm——83°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail35%—86°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers44%0.01″77°65°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy16%—80°65°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- 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
Montezuma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 50171
16-Day Forecast — Montezuma
- Sat83°66°69%
- Sun85°66°11%
- Mon87°67°3%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed86°66°35%
- Thu77°65°44%
- Fri80°65°16%
- Sat75°64°8%
- Sun75°56°8%
- Mon81°59°5%
- Tue85°65°4%
- Wed84°68°10%
- Thu86°70°19%
- Fri89°72°16%
- Sat89°75°13%
- Sun83°63°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 — Montezuma
SPC includes Montezuma 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 Montezuma
- 50171