Riverside, Iowa Weather
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Riverside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle58%0.03″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—85°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy10%—81°65°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail21%—84°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle32%0.01″80°69°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—82°67°+2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 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 41 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Riverside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52327
16-Day Forecast — Riverside
- Sat85°68°58%
- Sun85°70°10%
- Mon81°65°10%
- Tue82°63°2%
- Wed84°64°21%
- Thu80°69°32%
- Fri82°67°16%
- Sat72°61°8%
- Sun76°59°9%
- Mon75°58°8%
- Tue78°59°9%
- Wed78°58°11%
- Thu82°64°14%
- Fri78°67°13%
- Sat78°63°11%
- Sun73°59°19%
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 — Riverside
SPC includes Riverside in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Riverside
- 52327