Waukon, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waukon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy17%—83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—80°66°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——79°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——80°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail43%0.04″80°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle45%—74°66°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——77°61°+3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Waukon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52172
16-Day Forecast — Waukon
- Sat81°67°17%
- Sun80°66°29%
- Mon79°63°1%
- Tue80°63°8%
- Wed80°63°43%
- Thu74°66°45%
- Fri77°61°9%
- Sat80°60°9%
- Sun69°57°9%
- Mon74°51°8%
- Tue77°59°6%
- Wed76°61°20%
- Thu77°66°19%
- Fri82°66°23%
- Sat85°67°23%
- Sun83°69°26%
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 — Waukon
SPC includes Waukon 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 Waukon
- 52172