Stockton, Iowa Weather
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Stockton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle53%—82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Showers—0.20″83°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail28%—82°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers39%—78°69°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—80°66°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stockton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52769
16-Day Forecast — Stockton
- Sat82°69°53%
- Sun83°69°9%
- Mon79°64°2%
- Tue81°62°1%
- Wed82°64°28%
- Thu78°69°39%
- Fri80°66°15%
- Sat72°61°10%
- Sun76°58°9%
- Mon74°58°6%
- Tue78°59°5%
- Wed77°58°29%
- Thu82°64°19%
- Fri76°68°26%
- Sat77°62°24%
- Sun73°58°27%
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 — Stockton
SPC includes Stockton 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 Stockton
- 52769