Rake, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy18%—84°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—85°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%0.05″77°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%0.01″80°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——76°60°-4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50465
16-Day Forecast — Rake
- Sat80°66°23%
- Sun84°65°18%
- Mon84°67°2%
- Tue85°66°15%
- Wed77°67°49%
- Thu80°59°49%
- Fri76°60°8%
- Sat76°56°10%
- Sun78°57°8%
- Mon80°58°8%
- Tue82°61°5%
- Wed83°63°13%
- Thu86°68°16%
- Fri81°63°26%
- Sat71°59°19%
- Sun77°62°23%
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 — Rake
SPC includes Rake 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 Rake
- 50424
- 50465