Sandusky, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sandusky weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—85°72°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers34%0.09″82°71°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle41%—84°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm26%0.06″77°69°-7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sandusky at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sandusky
- Sun85°72°14%
- Mon88°66°1%
- Tue83°66°1%
- Wed87°67°2%
- Thu82°71°34%
- Fri84°70°41%
- Sat77°69°26%
- Sun86°68°11%
- Mon77°65°3%
- Tue76°59°4%
- Wed79°62°9%
- Thu81°63°19%
- Fri83°65°23%
- Sat85°67°19%
- Sun88°71°18%
- Mon90°72°27%
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 — Sandusky
SPC includes Sandusky 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 Sandusky
- 52632