Olds, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olds weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain35%0.07″84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—85°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm25%—85°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm52%0.28″80°68°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—81°67°+1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Olds at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52647
16-Day Forecast — Olds
- Sat84°70°35%
- Sun85°68°12%
- Mon86°67°2%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed85°65°25%
- Thu80°68°52%
- Fri81°67°31%
- Sat75°65°6%
- Sun76°54°8%
- Mon80°59°5%
- Tue83°65°5%
- Wed85°69°14%
- Thu89°69°15%
- Fri89°74°17%
- Sat89°75°16%
- Sun84°64°26%
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 — Olds
SPC includes Olds 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 Olds
- 52659
- 52647