West Chester, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Chester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle55%0.01″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—85°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail29%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%0.02″80°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—82°66°+2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52359
16-Day Forecast — West Chester
- Sat85°69°55%
- Sun85°68°12%
- Mon80°66°3%
- Tue82°63°1%
- Wed85°64°29%
- Thu80°70°43%
- Fri82°66°15%
- Sat71°60°6%
- Sun76°59°12%
- Mon75°58°5%
- Tue78°58°5%
- Wed78°57°26%
- Thu82°64°19%
- Fri79°67°19%
- Sat78°63°23%
- Sun74°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 — West Chester
SPC includes West Chester 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 West Chester
- 52359