New Hampton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Hampton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle29%0.03″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle18%0.04″80°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail41%0.01″80°65°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—78°61°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—79°62°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Hampton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50659
16-Day Forecast — New Hampton
- Sat80°68°29%
- Sun80°66°18%
- Mon80°64°2%
- Tue82°63°3%
- Wed80°65°41%
- Thu78°61°44%
- Fri79°62°10%
- Sat74°59°10%
- Sun76°56°11%
- Mon78°57°7%
- Tue80°60°5%
- Wed77°59°23%
- Thu81°64°26%
- Fri82°63°30%
- Sat70°59°25%
- Sun75°60°26%
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 — New Hampton
SPC includes New Hampton 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 New Hampton
- 50659
- 50661