Pleasant Plain, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasant Plain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle43%0.05″86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain18%1.2″85°69°-1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——82°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle22%—85°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers23%—82°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—82°66°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pleasant Plain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pleasant Plain
- Sat86°69°43%
- Sun85°69°18%
- Mon82°65°3%
- Tue81°65°5%
- Wed85°64°22%
- Thu82°70°23%
- Fri82°66°26%
- Sat86°68°12%
- Sun70°58°10%
- Mon75°56°5%
- Tue78°60°7%
- Wed79°64°13%
- Thu81°66°32%
- Fri82°67°19%
- Sat85°70°20%
- Sun85°72°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Pleasant Plain
SPC includes Pleasant Plain in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Pleasant Plain
- 52540