Urbandale, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Urbandale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain75%0.19″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—82°67°-2°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail35%—88°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle35%0.01″77°65°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—82°65°+5°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Urbandale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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 codes: 50322, 50323
16-Day Forecast — Urbandale
- Sat84°66°75%
- Sun82°67°11%
- Mon85°66°1%
- Tue86°66°1%
- Wed88°67°35%
- Thu77°65°35%
- Fri82°65°20%
- Sat77°64°8%
- Sun78°60°8%
- Mon84°60°5%
- Tue89°69°6%
- Wed88°69°8%
- Thu91°70°23%
- Fri94°73°24%
- Sat95°76°20%
- Sun86°64°20%
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 — Urbandale
SPC includes Urbandale 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 Urbandale
- 50323
- 50322
- 50334