Red Oak, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Oak weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——89°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—85°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—91°69°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers49%0.06″80°69°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—79°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle13%—84°66°+5°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Red Oak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51566
15-Day Forecast — Red Oak
- Sun89°67°5%
- Mon91°71°2%
- Tue85°68°16%
- Wed91°69°46%
- Thu80°69°49%
- Fri79°64°19%
- Sat84°66°13%
- Sun86°70°5%
- Mon88°70°4%
- Tue93°73°4%
- Wed88°68°5%
- Thu88°66°23%
- Fri86°69°20%
- Sat86°67°16%
- Sun93°71°16%
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 — Red Oak
SPC includes Red Oak in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Red Oak
- 51566