Washta, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—84°71°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy29%—89°68°+5°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——91°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle44%—88°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%—76°63°-12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—86°63°+10°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 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 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Washta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51061
16-Day Forecast — Washta
- Sat84°71°10%
- Sun89°68°29%
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue91°70°4%
- Wed88°67°44%
- Thu76°63°44%
- Fri86°63°10%
- Sat79°65°10%
- Sun83°62°6%
- Mon91°66°4%
- Tue95°71°5%
- Wed96°70°6%
- Thu105°76°10%
- Fri99°77°14%
- Sat100°70°24%
- Sun87°65°11%
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 — Washta
SPC includes Washta 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 Washta
- 51061