Prairie City, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairie City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers75%3.7″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—82°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—86°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle46%—81°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—81°67°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Prairie City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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.
ZIP code: 50228
16-Day Forecast — Prairie City
- Sat85°68°75%
- Sun82°67°13%
- Mon81°67°1%
- Tue83°64°1%
- Wed86°66°33%
- Thu81°67°46%
- Fri81°67°18%
- Sat75°59°8%
- Sun78°58°7%
- Mon79°58°6%
- Tue80°61°5%
- Wed79°57°26%
- Thu84°64°20%
- Fri86°67°20%
- Sat77°62°20%
- Sun72°61°26%
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 — Prairie City
SPC includes Prairie City 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 Prairie City
- 50228