Stanwood, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain63%0.35″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle10%0.02″84°69°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—82°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers41%—78°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—80°65°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stanwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 52337
16-Day Forecast — Stanwood
- Sat82°68°63%
- Sun84°69°10%
- Mon80°64°2%
- Tue80°62°1%
- Wed82°64°33%
- Thu78°68°41%
- Fri80°65°15%
- Sat73°60°10%
- Sun76°59°9%
- Mon75°58°6%
- Tue78°59°4%
- Wed77°58°32%
- Thu81°64°16%
- Fri77°67°19%
- Sat76°62°26%
- Sun74°58°24%
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 — Stanwood
SPC includes Stanwood 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 Stanwood
- 52337