Buck Grove, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buck Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm43%0.02″79°61°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——73°55°-6°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——73°54°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers65%0.28″77°58°+4°
- SundayJun 21Overcast80%—70°55°-7°
- MondayJun 22Overcast18%—72°51°+2°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast——75°58°+3°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
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 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:16 AM
- Moonset
- 11:07 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Buck Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Buck Grove
- Wed79°61°43%
- Thu73°55°3%
- Fri73°54°7%
- Sat77°58°65%
- Sun70°55°80%
- Mon72°51°18%
- Tue75°58°9%
- Wed79°61°16%
- Thu81°66°28%
- Fri79°68°28%
- Sat80°63°20%
- Sun72°60°29%
- Mon78°59°28%
- Tue79°61°29%
- Wed86°64°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Buck Grove
SPC has placed Buck Grove in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- 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 Buck Grove
- 51528