Sheldon, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sheldon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers14%0.09″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Showers29%0.28″88°68°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers22%—88°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle38%0.01″81°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—76°61°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——83°60°+7°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.
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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sheldon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51201
16-Day Forecast — Sheldon
- Sat83°68°14%
- Sun88°68°29%
- Mon90°68°3%
- Tue88°70°22%
- Wed81°66°38%
- Thu76°61°18%
- Fri83°60°5%
- Sat76°63°9%
- Sun81°61°5%
- Mon89°66°5%
- Tue89°69°3%
- Wed88°69°5%
- Thu102°73°10%
- Fri89°72°23%
- Sat95°64°26%
- Sun86°61°11%
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 — Sheldon
SPC includes Sheldon 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 Sheldon
- 51201