Newell, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—86°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm34%—86°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—75°62°-11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——85°62°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——77°65°-8°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50568
15-Day Forecast — Newell
- Sun87°65°12%
- Mon88°66°1%
- Tue88°67°8%
- Wed86°67°34%
- Thu75°62°29%
- Fri85°62°8%
- Sat77°65°7%
- Sun79°61°7%
- Mon86°64°5%
- Tue91°71°4%
- Wed85°67°8%
- Thu94°73°19%
- Fri95°73°21%
- Sat92°69°27%
- Sun83°62°6%
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 — Newell
SPC includes Newell 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 Newell
- 50568