Plainview, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plainview weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—85°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—83°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%—80°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle38%—79°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle18%0.05″74°66°-5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Plainview at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Plainview
- Sun85°68°15%
- Mon85°65°1%
- Tue82°64°1%
- Wed83°67°16%
- Thu80°70°52%
- Fri79°67°38%
- Sat74°66°18%
- Sun83°67°8%
- Mon77°62°5%
- Tue74°56°5%
- Wed78°62°11%
- Thu79°63°23%
- Fri82°64°23%
- Sat85°67°29%
- Sun88°70°18%
- Mon88°71°23%
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 — Plainview
SPC includes Plainview 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 Plainview
- 52773