Peterson, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peterson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle42%0.01″88°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—90°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers25%—90°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle31%0.01″87°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—81°62°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——83°63°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers—0.18″89°66°+6°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.92 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 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Peterson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51047
15-Day Forecast — Peterson
- Sun88°63°42%
- Mon90°66°25%
- Tue90°70°25%
- Wed87°68°31%
- Thu81°62°27%
- Fri83°63°8%
- Sat89°66°7%
- Sun89°66°4%
- Mon94°68°4%
- Tue92°70°9%
- Wed93°65°8%
- Thu96°67°19%
- Fri92°68°15%
- Sat95°67°18%
- Sun102°75°17%
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 — Peterson
SPC has placed Peterson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Peterson
- 51047