Patterson, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Patterson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——90°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm44%—88°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle56%0.05″77°66°-11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%0.03″82°64°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.02″81°67°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.91 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 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Patterson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50218
15-Day Forecast — Patterson
- Sun88°70°7%
- Mon90°68°1%
- Tue84°66°1%
- Wed88°67°44%
- Thu77°66°56%
- Fri82°64°26%
- Sat81°67°7%
- Sun87°68°7%
- Mon87°70°4%
- Tue92°73°3%
- Wed88°67°7%
- Thu87°67°19%
- Fri86°69°16%
- Sat86°66°16%
- Sun91°70°14%
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 — Patterson
SPC includes Patterson 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 Patterson
- 50218