Otho, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Otho weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°65°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——87°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%—87°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—77°64°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—80°64°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°66°+4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.78 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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Otho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50569
15-Day Forecast — Otho
- Sun86°65°7%
- Mon87°66°2%
- Tue84°65°4%
- Wed87°68°49%
- Thu77°64°49%
- Fri80°64°12%
- Sat84°66°7%
- Sun86°67°8%
- Mon88°68°8%
- Tue90°72°5%
- Wed86°64°8%
- Thu90°66°22%
- Fri87°67°23%
- Sat88°66°14%
- Sun93°71°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 — Otho
SPC includes Otho in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Otho
- 50569