Runnells, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Runnells weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—87°70°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——89°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°67°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle44%—85°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers59%—80°69°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers23%0.08″79°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers21%0.97″78°65°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Runnells at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 50237
16-Day Forecast — Runnells
- Sun87°70°14%
- Mon89°68°1%
- Tue85°67°0%
- Wed85°67°44%
- Thu80°69°59%
- Fri79°68°23%
- Sat78°65°21%
- Sun87°67°7%
- Mon76°62°3%
- Tue75°60°4%
- Wed76°59°10%
- Thu79°62°20%
- Fri82°63°29%
- Sat86°67°16%
- Sun89°70°26%
- Mon89°72°26%
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 — Runnells
SPC includes Runnells 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 Runnells
- 50237