Weldon, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Weldon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers68%0.81″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—85°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers32%—87°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%—82°68°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—81°67°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Weldon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50264
16-Day Forecast — Weldon
- Sat83°69°68%
- Sun85°68°11%
- Mon82°66°1%
- Tue83°65°1%
- Wed87°65°32%
- Thu82°68°49%
- Fri81°67°18%
- Sat75°59°8%
- Sun76°59°7%
- Mon78°58°3%
- Tue79°60°6%
- Wed81°56°19%
- Thu84°64°19%
- Fri85°70°23%
- Sat78°63°19%
- Sun74°59°23%
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 — Weldon
SPC includes Weldon 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 Weldon
- 50264