Ruthven, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruthven weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—83°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle61%—87°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast61%—82°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—80°64°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——84°65°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Ruthven at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 51358
16-Day Forecast — Ruthven
- Sun83°63°23%
- Mon87°66°1%
- Tue90°69°7%
- Wed87°67°61%
- Thu82°67°61%
- Fri80°64°19%
- Sat84°65°3%
- Sun92°66°3%
- Mon89°70°5%
- Tue81°63°8%
- Wed81°62°9%
- Thu74°61°16%
- Fri73°65°14%
- Sat79°63°22%
- Sun85°64°26%
- Mon75°64°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Ruthven
SPC has placed Ruthven in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Ruthven
- 51358