Packwood, Iowa Weather
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Packwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle46%0.01″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—84°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail31%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm46%0.54″80°68°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—82°67°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 46 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Packwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 52580
16-Day Forecast — Packwood
- Sat84°69°46%
- Sun84°68°14%
- Mon81°67°2%
- Tue83°64°0%
- Wed86°65°31%
- Thu80°68°46%
- Fri82°67°18%
- Sat74°64°6%
- Sun76°56°12%
- Mon81°59°6%
- Tue84°66°5%
- Wed85°70°19%
- Thu89°70°16%
- Fri88°72°13%
- Sat90°76°19%
- Sun86°65°20%
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 — Packwood
SPC includes Packwood 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 Packwood
- 52580