Soldier, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Soldier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——91°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——88°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%—93°71°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—82°65°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—81°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers—0.17″89°66°+8°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Soldier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51572
15-Day Forecast — Soldier
- Sun91°67°7%
- Mon92°70°1%
- Tue88°69°3%
- Wed93°71°39%
- Thu82°65°39%
- Fri81°65°13%
- Sat89°66°6%
- Sun88°68°6%
- Mon92°69°2%
- Tue96°72°2%
- Wed91°67°9%
- Thu98°67°17%
- Fri87°68°16%
- Sat90°67°17%
- Sun99°74°15%
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 — Soldier
SPC includes Soldier in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Soldier
- 51572