What Cheer, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
What Cheer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain61%0.09″87°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—87°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail30%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers42%0.01″81°69°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—81°67°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
What Cheer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 50268
16-Day Forecast — What Cheer
- Sat87°68°61%
- Sun87°69°14%
- Mon81°68°1%
- Tue83°63°1%
- Wed86°65°30%
- Thu81°69°42%
- Fri81°67°16%
- Sat73°60°8%
- Sun77°59°9%
- Mon77°58°5%
- Tue79°59°4%
- Wed79°58°32%
- Thu83°64°19%
- Fri82°68°23%
- Sat77°62°20%
- Sun74°59°18%
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 — What Cheer
SPC includes What Cheer 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 What Cheer
- 50268