Scranton, Iowa Weather
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Scranton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%—89°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—78°65°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—79°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.01″83°66°+4°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Scranton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51462
15-Day Forecast — Scranton
- Sun85°67°10%
- Mon87°68°1%
- Tue86°66°3%
- Wed89°70°48%
- Thu78°65°48%
- Fri79°64°12%
- Sat83°66°6%
- Sun87°67°7%
- Mon89°68°5%
- Tue90°72°3%
- Wed87°65°8%
- Thu88°66°14%
- Fri87°68°17%
- Sat88°65°17%
- Sun93°74°19%
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 — Scranton
SPC includes Scranton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Scranton
- 51462