Wapello, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wapello weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers40%0.06″84°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—85°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail27%—84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%0.02″80°72°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle20%—82°66°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wapello at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52653
16-Day Forecast — Wapello
- Sat84°71°40%
- Sun85°69°15%
- Mon81°66°2%
- Tue82°62°1%
- Wed84°65°27%
- Thu80°72°43%
- Fri82°66°20%
- Sat73°62°7%
- Sun75°59°15%
- Mon75°59°7%
- Tue78°59°4%
- Wed78°58°26%
- Thu82°64°16%
- Fri79°68°23%
- Sat80°65°26%
- Sun74°59°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Wapello
SPC includes Wapello 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 Wapello
- 52653