Fairfield, Iowa Weather
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Fairfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——84°57°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast22%—88°59°+4°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm74%1.3″81°66°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm69%—85°68°+4°
- SundayJun 7Showers56%0.02″86°70°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers54%—78°68°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy32%—89°69°+11°
Ozone at AQI 45. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 4:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Fairfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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 4, 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 — Fairfield
SPC has placed Fairfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.