Royal, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Royal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—88°64°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——89°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm11%—90°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle39%—86°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—75°61°-11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——85°60°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——78°62°-7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Royal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51357
15-Day Forecast — Royal
- Sun88°64°19%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue90°69°11%
- Wed86°66°39%
- Thu75°61°19%
- Fri85°60°4%
- Sat78°62°7%
- Sun82°60°4%
- Mon90°65°4%
- Tue91°69°5%
- Wed84°67°8%
- Thu103°73°13%
- Fri93°73°25%
- Sat95°64°29%
- Sun83°60°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 — Royal
SPC includes Royal in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Royal
- 51357