Osage, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Osage weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—83°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm55%0.04″80°64°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—74°59°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——79°60°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——74°60°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Osage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50461
15-Day Forecast — Osage
- Sun83°64°12%
- Mon85°67°4%
- Tue83°65°8%
- Wed80°64°55%
- Thu74°59°55%
- Fri79°60°5%
- Sat74°60°7%
- Sun74°54°8%
- Mon81°60°9%
- Tue82°65°8%
- Wed81°62°15%
- Thu83°69°13%
- Fri90°72°35%
- Sat84°65°36%
- Sun77°60°19%
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 — Osage
SPC includes Osage 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 Osage
- 50461