Ottosen, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ottosen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—85°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——85°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm37%—86°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—77°61°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°63°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——87°66°+7°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ottosen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50570
15-Day Forecast — Ottosen
- Sun86°65°15%
- Mon88°68°2%
- Tue85°66°7%
- Wed86°69°37%
- Thu77°61°33%
- Fri80°63°6%
- Sat87°66°8%
- Sun87°67°6%
- Mon89°67°7%
- Tue89°70°6%
- Wed89°63°13%
- Thu90°66°13%
- Fri90°67°24%
- Sat90°65°29%
- Sun97°72°13%
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 — Ottosen
SPC includes Ottosen 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 Ottosen
- 50570