Windsor Heights, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Windsor Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers76%0.36″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—83°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——83°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——86°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail36%—88°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%—83°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle20%—83°67°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Windsor Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50324
16-Day Forecast — Windsor Heights
- Sat84°67°76%
- Sun83°67°11%
- Mon83°67°1%
- Tue86°65°1%
- Wed88°67°36%
- Thu83°67°36%
- Fri83°67°20%
- Sat77°60°8%
- Sun79°59°8%
- Mon82°58°5%
- Tue83°61°6%
- Wed83°58°13%
- Thu88°65°17%
- Fri91°67°26%
- Sat80°64°27%
- Sun76°61°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 — Windsor Heights
SPC includes Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights
- 50324