Ricketts, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ricketts weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—83°70°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy23%—89°67°+6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm44%—90°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—78°63°-12°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear14%—87°63°+9°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ricketts at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51460
16-Day Forecast — Ricketts
- Sat83°70°26%
- Sun89°67°23%
- Mon91°67°1%
- Tue89°68°2%
- Wed90°68°44%
- Thu78°63°44%
- Fri87°63°14%
- Sat79°65°8%
- Sun81°60°6%
- Mon90°64°3%
- Tue95°70°6%
- Wed94°68°7%
- Thu99°76°13%
- Fri102°76°13%
- Sat99°72°24%
- Sun89°66°13%
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 — Ricketts
SPC includes Ricketts 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 Ricketts
- 51460
- 51439