West Point, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain13%0.53″84°70°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers10%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm32%0.13″78°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle32%0.02″83°67°+5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
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 47 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52656
16-Day Forecast — West Point
- Sat86°69°20%
- Sun84°70°13%
- Mon81°65°7%
- Tue82°62°3%
- Wed85°64°10%
- Thu78°72°32%
- Fri83°67°32%
- Sat72°62°15%
- Sun75°59°10%
- Mon76°58°6%
- Tue77°57°10%
- Wed80°57°12%
- Thu83°64°16%
- Fri79°67°19%
- Sat81°64°13%
- Sun74°60°14%
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 Point
SPC includes West Point in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Point
- 52656