Northboro, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain78%0.59″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°68°+6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—92°68°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers49%0.01″85°70°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle23%0.04″82°66°-3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41. 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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40), ratio 0.70 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Northboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51647
16-Day Forecast — Northboro
- Sat82°69°78%
- Sun88°68°6%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue85°66°1%
- Wed92°68°19%
- Thu85°70°49%
- Fri82°66°23%
- Sat78°61°8%
- Sun79°59°4%
- Mon80°60°5%
- Tue81°60°4%
- Wed85°58°9%
- Thu90°66°16%
- Fri92°71°23%
- Sat79°64°29%
- Sun76°60°16%
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 — Northboro
SPC includes Northboro in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Northboro
- 51647