Kanawha, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kanawha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Rain91%0.42″73°57°—
- ThursdayJun 18Rain18%0.11″68°56°-5°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle13%0.08″67°51°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle22%—73°54°+6°
- SundayJun 21Overcast62%—71°53°-2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast22%—71°53°0°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle15%0.01″65°56°-6°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
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
- 8:05 AM
- Moonset
- 11:04 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Kanawha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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 — Kanawha
- Wed73°57°91%
- Thu68°56°18%
- Fri67°51°13%
- Sat73°54°22%
- Sun71°53°62%
- Mon71°53°22%
- Tue65°56°15%
- Wed81°54°15%
- Thu78°61°31%
- Fri81°59°24%
- Sat85°70°26%
- Sun76°65°42%
- Mon71°58°29%
- Tue72°52°27%
- Wed64°54°26%
- Thu73°50°32%
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 — Kanawha
SPC has placed Kanawha in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Kanawha
- 50447