Newton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain73%1.0″84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—83°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle——82°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers50%—77°65°-10°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear15%—80°64°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50208
16-Day Forecast — Newton
- Sat84°68°73%
- Sun83°67°16%
- Mon82°66°2%
- Tue84°65°0%
- Wed87°66°33%
- Thu77°65°50%
- Fri80°64°15%
- Sat75°64°8%
- Sun76°58°8%
- Mon81°59°7%
- Tue87°67°6%
- Wed84°69°10%
- Thu88°70°19%
- Fri90°72°14%
- Sat90°75°13%
- Sun82°63°16%
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 — Newton
SPC includes Newton 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 Newton
- 50208