Hardy, Iowa Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hardy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast14%—76°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle24%0.02″74°54°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle64%0.02″82°58°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——72°51°-10°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——75°49°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Rain41%0.51″75°59°0°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers49%0.28″66°61°-9°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 3.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
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
- 9:16 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Hardy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Hardy
- Mon76°49°14%
- Tue74°54°24%
- Wed82°58°64%
- Thu72°51°5%
- Fri75°49°8%
- Sat75°59°41%
- Sun66°61°49%
- Mon63°60°27%
- Tue70°59°8%
- Wed74°60°12%
- Thu76°58°17%
- Fri77°59°21%
- Sat71°64°29%
- Sun75°59°32%
- Mon68°56°27%
- Tue72°52°42%
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 — Hardy
SPC has placed Hardy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.
ZIP codes in Hardy
- 50545