Van Wert, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Van Wert weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast34%—87°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—85°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers60%0.03″82°67°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm35%—81°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle20%0.14″75°67°-6°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Van Wert at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50262
16-Day Forecast — Van Wert
- Sun88°68°34%
- Mon88°68°1%
- Tue84°66°1%
- Wed85°66°14%
- Thu82°67°60%
- Fri81°65°35%
- Sat75°67°20%
- Sun86°66°4%
- Mon76°64°4%
- Tue78°61°4%
- Wed78°60°7%
- Thu82°63°16%
- Fri81°64°26%
- Sat86°66°16%
- Sun88°69°29%
- Mon90°72°29%
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 — Van Wert
SPC includes Van Wert 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 Van Wert
- 50262