Moulton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Moulton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—85°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—86°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers45%0.02″80°71°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—82°67°+2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Moulton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52572
16-Day Forecast — Moulton
- Sat87°69°30%
- Sun85°69°16%
- Mon81°67°3%
- Tue83°63°0%
- Wed86°64°25%
- Thu80°71°45%
- Fri82°67°27%
- Sat71°61°6%
- Sun76°59°8%
- Mon77°58°3%
- Tue78°58°8%
- Wed81°57°19%
- Thu83°64°17%
- Fri81°67°16%
- Sat80°64°19%
- Sun75°59°29%
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 — Moulton
SPC includes Moulton 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 Moulton
- 52572