Tipton, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tipton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle19%0.01″70°59°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm79%1.4″76°55°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——67°56°-9°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——71°53°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle22%0.06″65°56°-6°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain56%0.45″59°56°-6°
- MondayJun 22Overcast42%—69°52°+10°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 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 38 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
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
- 6:42 AM
- Moonset
- 10:01 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Tipton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Tipton
- Tue70°59°19%
- Wed76°55°79%
- Thu67°56°9%
- Fri71°53°5%
- Sat65°56°22%
- Sun59°56°56%
- Mon69°52°42%
- Tue73°53°6%
- Wed77°58°10%
- Thu79°62°27%
- Fri82°69°27%
- Sat86°69°30%
- Sun87°72°39%
- Mon86°72°40%
- Tue89°73°42%
- Wed89°72°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 — Tipton
SPC has placed Tipton 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 Tipton
- 52772