Sharpsburg, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sharpsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle74%0.03″80°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—87°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——83°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers33%—88°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers47%0.06″82°69°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers31%0.15″80°66°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 — 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 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sharpsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50862
16-Day Forecast — Sharpsburg
- Sat83°67°74%
- Sun87°67°17%
- Mon83°67°1%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed88°67°33%
- Thu82°69°47%
- Fri80°66°31%
- Sat75°58°9%
- Sun77°59°4%
- Mon78°59°2%
- Tue80°59°4%
- Wed82°57°12%
- Thu85°65°19%
- Fri87°68°13%
- Sat78°63°17%
- Sun74°59°17%
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 — Sharpsburg
SPC includes Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg
- 50862