Woodward, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Woodward weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—85°68°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——85°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail52%—87°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers52%—79°70°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—78°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—86°67°+8°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Woodward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50276
16-Day Forecast — Woodward
- Sun85°68°29%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue85°66°2%
- Wed87°67°52%
- Thu79°70°52%
- Fri78°67°23%
- Sat86°67°11%
- Sun89°68°8%
- Mon97°75°5%
- Tue90°68°5%
- Wed77°62°7%
- Thu82°60°17%
- Fri92°66°19%
- Sat85°69°16%
- Sun89°73°16%
- Mon98°73°19%
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 — Woodward
SPC includes Woodward in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Woodward
- 50276