Welton, Iowa Weather
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Welton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——81°53°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle19%0.02″84°58°+3°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Showers83%0.66″78°69°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers56%0.27″84°66°+6°
- SundayJun 7Showers29%—84°71°0°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle61%0.05″81°68°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast46%—84°69°+3°
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Welton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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 — Welton
SPC has placed Welton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.