Walker, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers70%0.32″81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——81°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail42%—83°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle45%0.01″74°63°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—79°64°+5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — 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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Walker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52352
16-Day Forecast — Walker
- Sat81°67°70%
- Sun82°66°6%
- Mon81°65°3%
- Tue81°64°3%
- Wed83°66°42%
- Thu74°63°45%
- Fri79°64°13%
- Sat75°62°7%
- Sun75°55°7%
- Mon79°59°6%
- Tue84°67°3%
- Wed79°64°23%
- Thu85°69°23%
- Fri86°74°23%
- Sat87°74°23%
- Sun81°61°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 — Walker
SPC includes Walker 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 Walker
- 52352