July’s full moon will rise on July 10. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the Buck Moon will reach peak illumination at 3:37 p.m. Central Time when it will be below the horizon. Sky gazers should plan to look towards the southeast after sunset to watch it rise into the sky.

The July full moon shone brightly over Greece's 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion late Thursday. (AP video: Srdjan Nedeljkovic)

Skywatchers may have a harder time spotting July's full moon in Iowa. The evening of Wednesday, July 9, is expected to have 50-80% cloud cover across the state with some thunderstorms possible starting in western Iowa around 10 p.m. and moving across the state through the night, according to the National Weather Service.