Sloan, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sloan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—87°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°68°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers48%—93°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%0.02″89°65°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%0.02″86°63°-3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sloan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51055
16-Day Forecast — Sloan
- Sat87°73°11%
- Sun91°68°8%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue93°69°4%
- Wed93°69°48%
- Thu89°65°48%
- Fri86°63°13%
- Sat83°59°10%
- Sun86°61°6%
- Mon89°60°4%
- Tue88°62°5%
- Wed92°67°9%
- Thu96°69°15%
- Fri96°65°16%
- Sat82°62°13%
- Sun87°58°12%
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 — Sloan
SPC includes Sloan 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 Sloan
- 51055