Stone City, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stone City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain66%0.26″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—84°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°65°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail38%—81°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers47%—78°67°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—80°64°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stone City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
16-Day Forecast — Stone City
- Sat83°67°66%
- Sun84°67°20%
- Mon79°65°3%
- Tue80°62°1%
- Wed81°64°38%
- Thu78°67°47%
- Fri80°64°14%
- Sat73°60°9%
- Sun76°59°9%
- Mon75°57°6%
- Tue78°59°5%
- Wed76°58°32%
- Thu81°63°16%
- Fri76°67°26%
- Sat74°61°21%
- Sun74°57°23%
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 — Stone City
SPC includes Stone City 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 Stone City
- 52205