Vail, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vail weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers11%0.57″87°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle43%—90°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—80°65°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—82°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle—0.05″84°67°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Vail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51465
15-Day Forecast — Vail
- Sun87°67°11%
- Mon90°69°5%
- Tue87°69°5%
- Wed90°71°43%
- Thu80°65°43%
- Fri82°65°10%
- Sat84°67°8%
- Sun87°67°6%
- Mon90°69°5%
- Tue95°71°2%
- Wed93°66°8%
- Thu92°66°11%
- Fri91°68°16%
- Sat90°67°14%
- Sun95°73°13%
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 — Vail
SPC includes Vail 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 Vail
- 51465