Rickardsville, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rickardsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Rain100%0.47″69°56°—
- ThursdayJun 18Rain—0.20″70°55°+1°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle16%—68°50°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle16%—72°55°+4°
- SundayJun 21Overcast57%—67°52°-5°
- MondayJun 22Overcast44%—70°48°+3°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle—0.11″67°57°-3°
AQI 19 (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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
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
- 7:54 AM
- Moonset
- 10:51 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Rickardsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.
16-Day Forecast — Rickardsville
- Wed69°56°100%
- Thu70°55°9%
- Fri68°50°16%
- Sat72°55°16%
- Sun67°52°57%
- Mon70°48°44%
- Tue67°57°6%
- Wed75°58°14%
- Thu73°60°23%
- Fri77°56°28%
- Sat79°68°20%
- Sun74°65°52%
- Mon75°59°42%
- Tue72°53°29%
- Wed66°56°33%
- Thu70°55°29%
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 — Rickardsville
SPC has placed Rickardsville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Rickardsville
- 52039