Waukee, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waukee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain77%0.29″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—82°68°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail36%—87°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%0.01″78°65°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—83°64°+5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Waukee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50263
16-Day Forecast — Waukee
- Sat84°67°77%
- Sun82°67°13%
- Mon85°67°1%
- Tue86°66°1%
- Wed87°67°36%
- Thu78°65°36%
- Fri83°64°20%
- Sat78°64°8%
- Sun78°61°8%
- Mon84°61°5%
- Tue89°69°6%
- Wed87°69°8%
- Thu90°70°23%
- Fri94°73°24%
- Sat94°76°20%
- Sun86°65°20%
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 — Waukee
SPC includes Waukee 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 Waukee
- 50263
- 50003