What Cheer, Iowa Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
What Cheer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——77°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle20%—73°58°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail93%—85°60°+12°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——71°54°-14°
- FridayJun 19Clear——73°53°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle32%—72°57°-1°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle47%—78°64°+6°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
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 44 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
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
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 9:03 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
What Cheer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — What Cheer
- Mon77°52°1%
- Tue73°58°20%
- Wed85°60°93%
- Thu71°54°5%
- Fri73°53°3%
- Sat72°57°32%
- Sun78°64°47%
- Mon66°63°35%
- Tue68°60°7%
- Wed78°63°11%
- Thu78°58°13%
- Fri77°59°37%
- Sat76°66°36%
- Sun75°63°23%
- Mon68°59°30%
- Tue71°54°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — What Cheer
SPC has placed What Cheer in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
ZIP codes in What Cheer
- 50268