Epworth, Iowa Weather
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Epworth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:40 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Drizzle later23%0.07″60°53°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast29%0.10″60°48°0°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——66°44°+6°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——64°50°-2°
- FridaySep 25Heavy Drizzle—0.12″58°55°-6°
- SaturdaySep 26Light Rain13%0.36″59°53°+1°
- SundaySep 27Overcast12%—68°51°+9°
Air quality now AQI 30 · Good
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:44 PM
- Moonset
- 1:16 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Epworth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 57°F (high 60°F, low 53°F), 3°F below the 60°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 28 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 18 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Epworth
- Mon60°53°23%
- Tue60°48°29%
- Wed66°44°0%
- Thu64°50°3%
- Fri58°55°2%
- Sat59°53°13%
- Sun68°51°12%
- Mon69°51°25%
- Tue71°55°39%
- Wed65°46°28%
- Thu65°47°25%
- Fri60°56°29%
- Sat66°56°16%
- Sun77°54°29%
- Mon63°49°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 10) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Epworth
Epworth sits in Dubuque County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 18m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 4m — a swing of +6h 14m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Des Moines, the state’s largest city, lies about 150 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Epworth tracks is Cedar Rapids, roughly 51 miles to the SW.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Epworth's warmest month is July (~73°F mean) and its coldest is January (~19°F). Rainfall peaks in June (6.0 inches) and bottoms out in January (1.3 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 1.3″ | 8 |
| February | 23° | 1.4″ | 8 |
| March | 36° | 2.1″ | 9 |
| April | 48° | 4.0″ | 11 |
| May | 60° | 4.2″ | 12 |
| June | 70° | 6.0″ | 12 |
| July | 73° | 4.5″ | 9 |
| August | 71° | 4.7″ | 9 |
| September | 63° | 3.8″ | 9 |
| October | 50° | 3.3″ | 9 |
| November | 37° | 2.3″ | 8 |
| December | 25° | 1.8″ | 8 |
Regional context
Similar climates Farley, IA, Graf, IA, Peosta, IA
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Epworth's January averages 19°F and July 73°F — 53°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 39.3 inches over some 110 days.
Summer convection drives Epworth's precipitation: June logs 6.0 inches on 12.1 rainy days, against January's 1.3 inches on 7.7 — warm-season storms carry Epworth's moisture. Epworth shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Farley, IA, Graf, IA and Peosta, IA.
Epworth's growing window opens around April 28, once Epworth's overnight lows stop freezing — sow kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Hold Epworth's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Epworth's last frost. Around October 10, freezing nights resume in Epworth and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, Epworth's last freeze comes after April 28.
Similar climates: Farley, IA, Graf, IA, Peosta, IA, Bankston, IA, Centralia, IA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Epworth?
- Frost typically leaves Epworth by April 28 and returns to Epworth near October 10.
- What is the rainy season in Epworth?
- June is the wettest month in Epworth, about 6.0 inches on average; the year totals roughly 39 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Epworth?
- On average July tops the year in Epworth at about 73°F.
- What is the coldest month in Epworth?
- The coldest stretch in Epworth falls in January, around 19°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Epworth?
- Around April 28, start frost-hardy crops in Epworth; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Epworth get?
- Epworth records around 110 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Epworth?
- Since January in Epworth averages 19°F, Epworth's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Epworth?
- Epworth's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Epworth?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Epworth in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Epworth?
- Current conditions for Epworth and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Epworth forecast updated?
- The Epworth forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Epworth?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Epworth are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Epworth?
- The next few days in Epworth's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Epworth sits at 42.4°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Epworth
- 52045