Sandusky, Iowa Weather
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Sandusky weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—85°72°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——90°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——87°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—85°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm41%—86°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm26%0.03″79°72°-7°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7.
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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 12:25 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Sandusky at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Sandusky
- Sun85°72°14%
- Mon88°65°1%
- Tue90°67°1%
- Wed87°67°2%
- Thu85°70°34%
- Fri86°70°41%
- Sat79°72°26%
- Sun87°71°11%
- Mon92°71°3%
- Tue84°71°4%
- Wed81°64°9%
- Thu81°64°16%
- Fri83°66°29%
- Sat76°67°18%
- Sun80°63°13%
- Mon86°65°16%
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 — 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