Riceville, Iowa Weather
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Riceville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Rain84%2.0″82°60°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm17%—78°64°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast10%—84°62°+6°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle41%—80°65°-4°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers65%0.06″78°67°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle45%—80°67°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm14%—91°72°+11°
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 5:20 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Riceville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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 5, 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 — Riceville
SPC has placed Riceville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.