Rippey, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rippey weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast16%—72°55°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm37%—80°59°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle——72°57°-8°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——76°52°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers53%0.21″75°61°-1°
- SundayJun 21Showers58%0.66″73°60°-2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast26%—70°53°-3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:53 AM
- Moonset
- 10:13 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Rippey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Rippey
- Tue72°55°16%
- Wed80°59°37%
- Thu72°57°1%
- Fri76°52°3%
- Sat75°61°53%
- Sun73°60°58%
- Mon70°53°26%
- Tue76°55°12%
- Wed76°59°16%
- Thu85°63°13%
- Fri88°73°17%
- Sat90°75°23%
- Sun90°74°35%
- Mon90°76°32%
- Tue93°73°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Rippey
SPC has placed Rippey in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Rippey
- 50235