Mount Ayr, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Ayr weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—86°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——87°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—85°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm56%0.02″83°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers33%—80°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle17%—79°68°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — 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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mount Ayr at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 50854
16-Day Forecast — Mount Ayr
- Sun86°68°17%
- Mon87°67°1%
- Tue84°66°1%
- Wed85°66°19%
- Thu83°67°56%
- Fri80°64°33%
- Sat79°68°17%
- Sun86°66°3%
- Mon78°64°3%
- Tue80°61°4%
- Wed80°61°6%
- Thu84°63°13%
- Fri81°65°35%
- Sat86°66°14%
- Sun88°69°26%
- Mon89°71°29%
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 — Mount Ayr
SPC includes Mount Ayr in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Mount Ayr
- 50854