Oakland, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle47%—90°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle47%0.01″81°66°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy14%—88°66°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——81°67°-7°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oakland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51560
15-Day Forecast — Oakland
- Sun89°66°6%
- Mon90°68°1%
- Tue85°68°3%
- Wed90°68°47%
- Thu81°66°47%
- Fri88°66°14%
- Sat81°67°5%
- Sun79°61°8%
- Mon85°63°3%
- Tue90°67°1%
- Wed85°68°7%
- Thu92°75°13%
- Fri92°75°10%
- Sat92°75°23%
- Sun87°69°10%
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 — Oakland
SPC includes Oakland 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 Oakland
- 51560