Steamboat Rock, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steamboat Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle53%0.02″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—84°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——86°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail46%—84°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—75°61°-9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—80°62°+5°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.83 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 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Steamboat Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50672
16-Day Forecast — Steamboat Rock
- Sat83°68°53%
- Sun84°66°12%
- Mon86°67°1%
- Tue83°66°5%
- Wed84°67°46%
- Thu75°61°46%
- Fri80°62°13%
- Sat77°62°7%
- Sun75°58°9%
- Mon82°61°9%
- Tue87°69°7%
- Wed84°65°9%
- Thu87°67°17%
- Fri88°73°21%
- Sat88°70°23%
- Sun80°61°13%
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 — Steamboat Rock
SPC includes Steamboat Rock 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 Steamboat Rock
- 50672