Dubuque, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dubuque weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast24%—70°60°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain89%1.2″68°56°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle33%—69°54°+1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——69°49°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Rain21%0.25″72°55°+3°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain50%0.29″64°53°-8°
- MondayJun 22Overcast46%—67°48°+3°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — 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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 6:37 AM
- Moonset
- 10:02 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Dubuque at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Dubuque
- Tue70°60°24%
- Wed68°56°89%
- Thu69°54°33%
- Fri69°49°3%
- Sat72°55°21%
- Sun64°53°50%
- Mon67°48°46%
- Tue72°54°10%
- Wed76°57°13%
- Thu79°62°20%
- Fri87°71°22%
- Sat88°74°26%
- Sun89°73°42%
- Mon88°75°39%
- Tue88°73°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Dubuque
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Dubuque
SPC has placed Dubuque in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Dubuque
- 52002
- 52003
- 52001
- 52004
- 52099