Stratford, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stratford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Foggy——86°67°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle43%—84°65°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers64%—77°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—79°66°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear14%—84°66°+5°
- SundayJul 12Clear——90°70°+6°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 12:37 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Stratford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 50249
16-Day Forecast — Stratford
- Mon86°67°3%
- Tue88°69°4%
- Wed84°65°43%
- Thu77°68°64%
- Fri79°66°23%
- Sat84°66°14%
- Sun90°70°7%
- Mon95°73°3%
- Tue80°66°7%
- Wed79°61°10%
- Thu80°63°15%
- Fri84°64°23%
- Sat80°68°20%
- Sun77°66°23%
- Mon78°64°29%
- Tue81°63°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Stratford
SPC has placed Stratford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Stratford
- 50249