Rhodes, Iowa Weather
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Rhodes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Rain45%0.25″78°62°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast——72°55°-6°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——73°53°+1°
- TuesdayJun 16Drizzle19%—77°54°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Drizzle42%—74°57°-3°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast28%—70°54°-4°
- FridayJun 19Mostly Clear14%—73°50°+3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.97 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 3:48 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Toward the solstice glow
Rhodes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Rhodes
- Sat77°63°45%
- Sun72°55°5%
- Mon73°53°3%
- Tue77°54°19%
- Wed74°57°42%
- Thu70°54°28%
- Fri73°50°14%
- Sat80°60°30%
- Sun69°64°30%
- Mon72°60°25%
- Tue70°57°15%
- Wed82°68°23%
- Thu74°64°23%
- Fri68°56°20%
- Sat71°54°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Rhodes
SPC has placed Rhodes in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Rhodes
- 50234