Waucoma, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waucoma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain30%0.41″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle12%0.02″80°67°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail39%—80°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—77°63°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—79°62°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Waucoma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52171
16-Day Forecast — Waucoma
- Sat82°69°30%
- Sun80°67°12%
- Mon79°64°2%
- Tue81°63°4%
- Wed80°65°39%
- Thu77°63°44%
- Fri79°62°13%
- Sat74°60°13%
- Sun77°55°10%
- Mon77°57°7%
- Tue79°60°4%
- Wed77°60°26%
- Thu81°64°29%
- Fri81°63°33%
- Sat71°60°28%
- Sun75°59°19%
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 — Waucoma
SPC includes Waucoma in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Waucoma
- 52171