Riverton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain74%2.1″81°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle16%0.02″87°66°+6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——86°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm36%—96°68°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle46%—84°71°-12°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy25%—87°68°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Riverton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51650
16-Day Forecast — Riverton
- Sat81°69°74%
- Sun87°66°16%
- Mon86°67°1%
- Tue87°68°1%
- Wed96°68°36%
- Thu84°71°46%
- Fri87°68°25%
- Sat82°68°6%
- Sun81°62°3%
- Mon88°63°4%
- Tue95°66°3%
- Wed94°69°6%
- Thu101°75°16%
- Fri98°74°23%
- Sat105°75°29%
- Sun90°74°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 — Riverton
SPC has placed Riverton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Riverton
- 51650