Epworth, Iowa Weather
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Epworth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast11%—80°62°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——81°61°+1°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast28%—81°62°0°
- WednesdayAug 5Thunderstorm77%1.3″78°64°-3°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast48%—80°61°+2°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle——80°62°0°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Showers17%0.24″85°68°+5°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Great rains sometimes fall
Epworth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 52045
16-Day Forecast — Epworth
- Sun80°62°11%
- Mon81°61°0%
- Tue81°62°28%
- Wed78°64°77%
- Thu80°61°48%
- Fri80°62°6%
- Sat85°68°17%
- Sun89°73°22%
- Mon76°68°24%
- Tue79°67°31%
- Wed85°71°25%
- Thu88°70°25%
- Fri89°73°29%
- Sat76°64°29%
- Sun78°60°20%
- Mon79°62°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Epworth
SPC includes Epworth in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.
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.
ZIP codes in Epworth
- 52045