Villisca, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Villisca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——87°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast44%—88°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—84°72°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle23%0.06″76°68°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast12%—86°67°+10°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Villisca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50864
16-Day Forecast — Villisca
- Sun88°66°9%
- Mon89°69°3%
- Tue85°68°5%
- Wed88°67°44%
- Thu84°72°49%
- Fri76°68°23%
- Sat86°67°12%
- Sun89°68°4%
- Mon95°75°4%
- Tue97°73°4%
- Wed82°66°5%
- Thu86°64°23%
- Fri95°71°20%
- Sat90°75°16%
- Sun92°73°23%
- Mon95°70°23%
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 — Villisca
SPC includes Villisca 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 Villisca
- 50864