North Liberty, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Liberty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle65%0.02″85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—85°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail34%—84°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle45%0.07″76°65°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—79°66°+3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45. 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North Liberty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 52317
16-Day Forecast — North Liberty
- Sat85°67°65%
- Sun85°68°10%
- Mon81°65°3%
- Tue83°64°1%
- Wed84°65°34%
- Thu76°65°45%
- Fri79°66°13%
- Sat75°63°7%
- Sun76°54°7%
- Mon80°59°6%
- Tue85°67°4%
- Wed82°66°23%
- Thu85°69°19%
- Fri88°74°26%
- Sat89°76°26%
- Sun82°63°23%
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 — North Liberty
SPC includes North Liberty 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 North Liberty
- 52317