Oskaloosa, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oskaloosa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle59%0.06″75°66°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——87°62°+12°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—93°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—93°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—88°70°-5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oskaloosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66066
16-Day Forecast — Oskaloosa
- Sat75°66°59%
- Sun87°62°5%
- Mon89°68°6%
- Tue87°67°2%
- Wed93°68°23%
- Thu93°72°43%
- Fri88°70°40%
- Sat75°67°11%
- Sun83°63°5%
- Mon85°63°1%
- Tue89°64°3%
- Wed92°68°7%
- Thu97°72°11%
- Fri99°79°14%
- Sat99°72°13%
- Sun96°76°23%
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 — Oskaloosa
SPC has placed Oskaloosa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Oskaloosa
- 66066