Orange City, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orange City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy10%—85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—87°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—86°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle14%—90°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers36%—85°67°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—83°61°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°62°-3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Orange City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51041
16-Day Forecast — Orange City
- Sat85°69°10%
- Sun87°65°20%
- Mon86°68°12%
- Tue90°67°14%
- Wed85°67°36%
- Thu83°61°36%
- Fri80°62°8%
- Sat80°58°13%
- Sun83°62°7%
- Mon85°61°4%
- Tue88°62°4%
- Wed91°65°7%
- Thu88°67°13%
- Fri90°63°17%
- Sat75°58°16%
- Sun82°56°11%
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 — Orange City
SPC includes Orange City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Orange City
- 51041