Persia, Iowa Weather
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Persia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Thunderstorm24%—82°67°—
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm29%0.03″82°68°0°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle62%0.05″76°66°-6°
- MondayJun 8Overcast30%—88°63°+12°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm18%—91°71°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm18%—93°74°+2°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle13%—82°62°-11°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 5:27 AM
- Moonset
- 3:26 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Persia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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 — Persia
SPC has placed Persia in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.