Orange City, Iowa Weather
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Orange City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Light Drizzle15%—75°59°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast——72°51°-3°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——75°51°+3°
- TuesdayJun 16Drizzle—0.05″81°55°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17Rain28%0.26″65°54°-16°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle11%0.01″70°52°+5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast17%—78°50°+8°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 3:55 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Toward the solstice glow
Orange City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Orange City
- Sat74°59°15%
- Sun72°51°1%
- Mon75°51°4%
- Tue81°55°8%
- Wed65°54°28%
- Thu70°52°11%
- Fri78°50°17%
- Sat81°62°34%
- Sun68°57°34%
- Mon73°58°21%
- Tue67°61°17%
- Wed80°65°45%
- Thu80°62°33%
- Fri70°55°20%
- Sat72°55°22%
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 — Orange City
SPC has placed Orange City 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 Orange City
- 51041