New London, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New London weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle31%—85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy13%—84°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°65°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail11%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers33%0.09″78°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle33%—82°66°+4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New London at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52645
16-Day Forecast — New London
- Sat86°69°31%
- Sun84°70°13%
- Mon80°65°3%
- Tue82°62°2%
- Wed85°64°11%
- Thu78°72°33%
- Fri82°66°33%
- Sat72°61°14%
- Sun75°59°8%
- Mon75°58°8%
- Tue77°58°10%
- Wed78°57°19%
- Thu82°64°23%
- Fri79°67°16%
- Sat79°64°23%
- Sun73°59°24%
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 London
SPC includes New London 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 London
- 52645