Westside, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm44%—87°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%—80°63°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—86°63°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——78°65°-8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Westside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51467
15-Day Forecast — Westside
- Sun88°67°8%
- Mon90°67°6%
- Tue87°67°8%
- Wed87°67°44%
- Thu80°63°44%
- Fri86°63°10%
- Sat78°65°7%
- Sun81°61°6%
- Mon86°64°5%
- Tue92°69°2%
- Wed90°68°7%
- Thu93°73°16%
- Fri98°77°14%
- Sat99°72°24%
- Sun85°65°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Westside
SPC includes Westside 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 Westside
- 51467