Curlew, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 91 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Curlew weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Heavy Rain75%0.99″76°59°—
- ThursdayJun 18Rain16%0.24″72°56°-4°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle13%0.04″76°52°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Rain35%0.36″74°52°-2°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain59%0.15″71°55°-3°
- MondayJun 22Overcast15%—72°51°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle20%0.04″61°55°-11°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 9:29 AM
- Moonset
- 11:45 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Curlew at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Curlew
- Wed76°59°75%
- Thu72°56°16%
- Fri76°52°13%
- Sat74°52°35%
- Sun71°55°59%
- Mon72°51°15%
- Tue61°55°20%
- Wed72°53°20%
- Thu72°54°25%
- Fri65°61°25%
- Sat75°60°22%
- Sun77°61°35%
- Mon83°60°28%
- Tue80°68°32%
- Wed87°66°29%
- Thu89°75°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 18, 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 — Curlew
SPC has placed Curlew 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 Curlew
- 50527