Cedar Rapids, Nebraska Weather
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Cedar Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast17%—82°60°—
- ThursdayJun 4Showers35%0.16″77°63°-5°
- FridayJun 5Foggy34%—83°66°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast34%—85°65°+2°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle31%—81°67°-4°
- MondayJun 8Showers22%0.07″87°65°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm14%0.23″88°66°+1°
Ozone at AQI 48 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 by mid-afternoon.
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 48 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Cedar Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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 3, 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 — Cedar Rapids
SPC has placed Cedar Rapids 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.