Ruthven, Iowa Weather
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Ruthven weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——84°56°—
- ThursdayJun 4Drizzle40%0.07″80°65°-4°
- FridayJun 5Showers44%—81°63°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle44%—84°65°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle41%—87°66°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle49%—82°68°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy31%—91°69°+9°
Ozone at AQI 500. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
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
- 4:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:12 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Ruthven at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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 — Ruthven
SPC has placed Ruthven in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight 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.