Iowa, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iowa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast50%—95°78°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers38%0.10″93°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%0.01″92°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers21%—95°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—95°76°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—94°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm27%0.01″93°77°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Iowa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70647
16-Day Forecast — Iowa
- Sun95°78°50%
- Mon93°76°38%
- Tue92°74°58%
- Wed95°74°21%
- Thu95°76°10%
- Fri94°76°13%
- Sat93°77°27%
- Sun85°73°50%
- Mon86°73°50%
- Tue93°73°37%
- Wed94°75°24%
- Thu95°76°40%
- Fri95°76°35%
- Sat96°78°40%
- Sun93°78°41%
- Mon93°76°50%
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 — Iowa
SPC includes Iowa in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Iowa
- 70647