Shambaugh, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shambaugh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain76%3.2″79°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—91°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%0.02″85°70°-6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle27%0.12″82°66°-3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 — 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 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shambaugh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51651
16-Day Forecast — Shambaugh
- Sat82°68°76%
- Sun86°67°9%
- Mon85°66°2%
- Tue85°66°1%
- Wed91°68°17%
- Thu85°70°49%
- Fri82°66°27%
- Sat77°60°9%
- Sun79°59°4%
- Mon80°60°6%
- Tue81°60°4%
- Wed83°58°10%
- Thu88°66°13%
- Fri90°70°21%
- Sat79°64°26%
- Sun75°60°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Shambaugh
SPC includes Shambaugh in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Shambaugh
- 51651
- 51632