Charlotte, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charlotte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle24%—69°58°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain94%1.7″69°55°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle25%—70°56°+1°
- FridayJun 19Mostly Clear——70°51°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Rain17%0.15″73°56°+3°
- SundayJun 21Showers52%1.2″71°56°-2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast50%—69°50°-2°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 32 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 6:38 AM
- Moonset
- 9:59 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Charlotte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Charlotte
- Tue69°58°24%
- Wed69°55°94%
- Thu70°56°25%
- Fri70°51°3%
- Sat73°56°17%
- Sun71°56°52%
- Mon69°50°50%
- Tue72°51°10%
- Wed76°57°13%
- Thu80°62°19%
- Fri87°70°19%
- Sat89°74°23%
- Sun89°73°33%
- Mon89°74°32%
- Tue87°74°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Charlotte
SPC has placed Charlotte in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.
ZIP codes in Charlotte
- 52731