Mona, Iowa Weather
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Mona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Drizzle48%0.04″81°64°—
- FridayJun 5Light Showers19%0.09″81°63°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast17%—85°65°+4°
- SundayJun 7Showers33%—81°67°-4°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers54%0.10″79°67°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Showers36%0.65″78°66°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm12%—90°67°+12°
Ozone at AQI 58. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 3.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 4:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Mona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, 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 — Mona
SPC has placed Mona in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.