Is it good to paint in Davenport, IA this week?
A live 7-day go/no-go calendar for exterior paint in Davenport, built from the local forecast against the 5°F-above-dew-point rule. We lead with the signal a weather app misses: overnight condensation risk.
- Dew margin
- 1.2°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 51%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.2°F of the 72°F dew point (low 73°F, 99% cloud, 7 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 1.4°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 36%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.4°F of the 67°F dew point (low 68°F, 100% cloud, 4 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 1.1°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 70%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.1°F of the 69°F dew point (low 70°F, 100% cloud, 5 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 1.5°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 57%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.5°F of the 69°F dew point (low 71°F, 26% cloud, 10 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 2.8°F
- Overnight dew
- Watch
- Rain
- 48%
- Window
- —
Too hot — high of 92°F is well over the 85°F ceiling; the film skins over before it can level or adhere.
- Dew margin
- 1.1°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 22%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.1°F of the 61°F dew point (low 62°F, 9% cloud, 4 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 3.6°F
- Overnight dew
- Watch
- Rain
- 5%
- Window
- 8am–6pm
Watch overnight dew — surface comes within 3.6°F of the dew point (margin is 5°F). Time the coat to dry well before evening.
- High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.2°F of the 72°F dew point (low 73°F, 99% cloud, 7 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Humidity peaks at 97% — well above the 85% ceiling; cure stalls and moisture gets trapped.
- Rain likely in the 24h cure window (51% chance, ~12.2mm) — it can wash out or mar an uncured paint.
- Hot afternoon (86°F, ceiling 85°F) — paint early and follow the shade.
Hold off. These are forecast numbers — confirm the surface temperature on-site before you start.
Why these thresholds
Overnight dew condensing on a fresh coat causes blistering, surfactant leaching and peeling — the cause of 40%+ of exterior paint failures.
- • Surface temp must stay 5°F above the dew point through application and cure (ASTM D3276 / ISO 8502-42).
- • Air + surface in the 50–85°F band (low-temp lines to 35°F).
- • Humidity under 85%; ideally under 70%.
- • No rain for 24h after application.
- • We use the forecast ground-surface temperature as a surface-temp proxy — confirm on-site with an IR thermometer.
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