Truro, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Truro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm43%—87°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers59%0.05″76°65°-11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle27%0.07″81°63°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.06″80°66°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Truro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50257
15-Day Forecast — Truro
- Sun88°68°7%
- Mon90°67°2%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed87°66°43%
- Thu76°65°59%
- Fri81°63°27%
- Sat80°66°7%
- Sun86°67°6%
- Mon86°70°4%
- Tue91°72°3%
- Wed87°66°7%
- Thu86°66°19%
- Fri85°68°14%
- Sat85°66°19%
- Sun90°69°16%
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 — Truro
SPC includes Truro in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Truro
- 50257