Watkins, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°65°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—84°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—81°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—82°67°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—82°67°0°
- SundayJul 12Clear——87°69°+5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Watkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 52354
15-Day Forecast — Watkins
- Mon85°65°2%
- Tue88°66°0%
- Wed84°66°11%
- Thu81°70°40%
- Fri82°67°36%
- Sat82°67°17%
- Sun87°69°3%
- Mon91°70°4%
- Tue79°65°7%
- Wed80°61°10%
- Thu78°62°19%
- Fri71°66°17%
- Sat76°64°19%
- Sun79°62°19%
- Mon80°64°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Watkins
SPC includes Watkins 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 Watkins
- 52354