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 5Overcast——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast45%—94°69°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers50%0.31″81°71°-13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%0.05″77°66°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°66°+7°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Riverton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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
15-Day Forecast — Riverton
- Sun88°65°4%
- Mon89°69°2%
- Tue87°69°3%
- Wed94°69°45%
- Thu81°71°50%
- Fri77°66°27%
- Sat84°66°4%
- Sun86°70°5%
- Mon89°71°4%
- Tue95°72°2%
- Wed88°68°7%
- Thu87°67°17%
- Fri86°68°23%
- Sat87°68°19%
- Sun95°71°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 — Riverton
SPC includes Riverton 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 Riverton
- 51650