Tripoli, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tripoli weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—82°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——83°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast48%—82°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers60%0.03″77°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—76°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——78°63°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37 — 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 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Tripoli at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50676
16-Day Forecast — Tripoli
- Sun82°65°18%
- Mon83°65°1%
- Tue82°64°1%
- Wed82°66°48%
- Thu77°67°60%
- Fri76°65°24%
- Sat78°63°8%
- Sun85°65°4%
- Mon75°61°5%
- Tue73°56°6%
- Wed76°61°11%
- Thu78°63°27%
- Fri82°62°24%
- Sat85°68°17%
- Sun89°70°26%
- Mon88°72°23%
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 — Tripoli
SPC includes Tripoli in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Tripoli
- 50676