Excessive Heat Warning — Buchanan, IA, Delaware, IA, Dubuque, IA, Benton, IA, Linn, IA, Jones, IA, Jackson, IA, Iowa, IA, Johnson, IA, Cedar, IA, Clinton, IA, Muscatine, IA, Scott, IA, Keokuk, IA, Washington, IA, Louisa, IA, Jefferson, IA, Henry, IA, Des Moines, IA, Van Buren, IA, Lee, IA, Whiteside, IL, Rock Island, IL, Henry, IL, Bureau, IL, Putnam, IL, Mercer, IL, Henderson, IL, Warren, IL, Hancock, IL, McDonough, IL, Scotland, MO, Clark, MO 9:00 PM Extreme Heat Watch 10:00 PM

Dubuque, Iowa

Last updated: 8:56 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 29°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
4 mph SSE
Humidity
87%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.06 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.7
Cloud Cover
73%
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Dubuque is currently mostly cloudy at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3633 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:48AM · Sunset: 8:28PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Buchanan, IA, Delaware, IA, Dubuque, IA, Benton, IA, Linn, IA, Jones, IA, Jackson, IA, Iowa, IA, Johnson, IA, Cedar, IA, Clinton, IA, Muscatine, IA, Scott, IA, Keokuk, IA, Washington, IA, Louisa, IA, Jefferson, IA, Henry, IA, Des Moines, IA, Van Buren, IA, Lee, IA, Whiteside, IL, Rock Island, IL, Henry, IL, Bureau, IL, Putnam, IL, Mercer, IL, Henderson, IL, Warren, IL, Hancock, IL, McDonough, IL, Scotland, MO, Clark, MO
Expires 9:00 PM
Extreme Heat Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
56 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
11%
9 AM
27°
18%
10 AM
28°
29%
11 AM
29°
28%
12 PM
31°
16%
1 PM
33°
9%
2 PM
33°
12%
3 PM
34°
12%
4 PM
34°
28%
5 PM
34°
29%
6 PM
34°
29%
7 PM
32°
30%
8 PM
31°
31%
9 PM
29°
31%
10 PM
28°
45%
11 PM
28°
45%
12 AM
27°
37%
1 AM
26°
46%
2 AM
25°
47%
3 AM
24°
48%
4 AM
24°
48%
5 AM
23°
35%
6 AM
23°
36%
7 AM
24°
37%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 45% chance of rain.
Mon
34° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 47% chance of rain.
Tue
29° 18°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
28° 17°
Mostly Cloudy with a 39% chance of rain.
Thu
29° 17°
Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Fri
25° 18°
Rain, 71% chance.
Sat
28° 17°
Clear with a 63% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Cloudy 11% 4 mph SSE 87%
9 AM 27° Mostly Clear 18% 4 mph S 79%
10 AM 28° Mostly Clear 29% 4 mph SSW 75%
11 AM 29° Mostly Clear 28% 5 mph SW 72%
12 PM 31° Mostly Clear 16% 6 mph WSW 69%
1 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 9% 5 mph WSW 66%
2 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 12% 6 mph WSW 64%
3 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 12% 7 mph WSW 61%
4 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 28% 6 mph WSW 63%
5 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 29% 6 mph WSW 65%
6 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 29% 5 mph SW 68%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 30% 5 mph SSW 75%
8 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 31% 4 mph S 82%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 31% 5 mph SSE 88%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 45% 5 mph SE 90%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 45% 6 mph ESE 93%
12 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 37% 8 mph E 94%
1 AM 26° Drizzle 46% 6 mph ESE 93%
2 AM 25° Rain 47% 6 mph SSE 92%
3 AM 24° Rain 48% 8 mph S 92%
4 AM 24° Rain 48% 8 mph S 92%
5 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 35% 7 mph SSE 92%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 36% 7 mph SSE 92%
7 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 37% 7 mph SSE 89%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/26
Partly Cloudy
45%
22°
34°
Mon
7/27
Mostly Clear
47%
22°
34°
Tue
7/28
Mostly Clear
7%
18°
29°
Wed
7/29
Mostly Cloudy
39%
17°
28°
Thu
7/30
Clear
51%
17°
29°
Fri
7/31
Rain
71%
18°
25°
Sat
8/1
Clear
63%
17°
28°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
42%
17°
29°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
44%
17°
30°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
44%
19°
31°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
17°
29°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
16°
28°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
16°
28°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
16°
29°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
17°
29°
56
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
56 AQI 12.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
41 AQI 45 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 56 Moderate 41 56
Tue 52 Moderate 39 52
Wed 54 Moderate 34 54
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Jul 26, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1974 J/kg
MLCAPE2333 J/kg
MUCAPE2903 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear28 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear31 kt
0–1 km SRH-116
0–3 km SRH-415
Eff. SRH-415
Storm Motion275° @ 31 kt
0–1 km EHI-1.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index32.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.87 in
0–3 km LR4.5 °C/km
700–500 LR7.0 °C/km
Total Totals50.6
LCL954 hPa
LFC984 hPa
EL183 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,895 ft