Northwood, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle18%0.02″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain17%1.0″81°65°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail55%0.06″81°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—75°64°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——81°62°+6°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — 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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Northwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50459
16-Day Forecast — Northwood
- Sat83°67°18%
- Sun81°65°17%
- Mon81°64°2%
- Tue84°65°4%
- Wed81°66°55%
- Thu75°64°55%
- Fri81°62°8%
- Sat79°61°8%
- Sun71°56°13%
- Mon76°54°8%
- Tue77°58°4%
- Wed72°63°13%
- Thu79°67°23%
- Fri84°66°16%
- Sat86°67°23%
- Sun88°69°26%
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 — Northwood
SPC includes Northwood 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 Northwood
- 50459