Sheldahl, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sheldahl weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain73%1.2″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail52%—86°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%0.01″78°64°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—80°63°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sheldahl at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50243
16-Day Forecast — Sheldahl
- Sat84°67°73%
- Sun83°67°9%
- Mon85°67°1%
- Tue86°66°1%
- Wed86°67°52%
- Thu78°64°52%
- Fri80°63°14%
- Sat78°65°6%
- Sun77°60°8%
- Mon83°60°6%
- Tue88°69°3%
- Wed85°68°10%
- Thu90°70°19%
- Fri94°71°19%
- Sat94°74°19%
- Sun83°63°14%
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 — Sheldahl
SPC includes Sheldahl 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 Sheldahl
- 50243