Ventura, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ventura weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain40%0.50″80°67°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——83°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—84°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm58%—80°64°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast58%—74°60°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——81°60°+7°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
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 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ventura at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50482
16-Day Forecast — Ventura
- Sat80°67°40%
- Sun83°65°9%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue84°66°11%
- Wed80°64°58%
- Thu74°60°58%
- Fri81°60°7%
- Sat75°61°8%
- Sun75°57°7%
- Mon83°62°9%
- Tue85°65°8%
- Wed83°62°12%
- Thu87°66°15%
- Fri90°71°23%
- Sat86°65°27%
- Sun78°60°18%
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 — Ventura
SPC includes Ventura 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 Ventura
- 50428
- 50482