Welton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Welton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain47%0.56″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—83°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—81°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers42%—79°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—80°66°+1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Welton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52774
16-Day Forecast — Welton
- Sat82°68°47%
- Sun83°69°14%
- Mon79°64°2%
- Tue80°61°1%
- Wed81°64°33%
- Thu79°68°42%
- Fri80°66°16%
- Sat73°60°9%
- Sun76°58°10%
- Mon74°58°7%
- Tue78°59°4%
- Wed78°59°26%
- Thu81°64°23%
- Fri75°68°23%
- Sat77°62°19%
- Sun75°58°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 — Welton
SPC includes Welton 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 Welton
- 52774
- 52037