Readlyn, Iowa Weather
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Readlyn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle49%0.02″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—80°67°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail40%—81°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—77°63°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—79°62°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Readlyn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50668
16-Day Forecast — Readlyn
- Sat81°69°49%
- Sun80°67°12%
- Mon80°64°3%
- Tue81°63°2%
- Wed81°65°40%
- Thu77°63°43%
- Fri79°62°13%
- Sat74°60°12%
- Sun77°56°11%
- Mon76°57°9%
- Tue79°60°6%
- Wed77°58°23%
- Thu80°63°23%
- Fri82°65°23%
- Sat72°59°23%
- Sun74°58°29%
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 — Readlyn
SPC includes Readlyn 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 Readlyn
- 50668