Pilot Mound, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pilot Mound weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—86°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle52%—79°63°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—80°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——77°64°-3°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pilot Mound at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50223
15-Day Forecast — Pilot Mound
- Sun85°68°7%
- Mon86°68°2%
- Tue85°66°3%
- Wed86°68°52%
- Thu79°63°52%
- Fri80°63°14%
- Sat77°64°6%
- Sun77°60°8%
- Mon83°61°6%
- Tue89°69°3%
- Wed83°67°7%
- Thu89°70°16%
- Fri92°72°16%
- Sat92°73°26%
- Sun83°63°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 — Pilot Mound
SPC includes Pilot Mound 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 Pilot Mound
- 50223