Bartlett, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bartlett weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain71%0.09″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°68°+6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast38%—94°69°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers42%0.11″84°69°-10°
- FridayJul 10Showers21%0.22″82°67°-2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bartlett at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bartlett
- Sat83°68°71%
- Sun89°68°6%
- Mon85°68°3%
- Tue86°67°1%
- Wed94°69°38%
- Thu84°69°42%
- Fri82°67°21%
- Sat78°60°6%
- Sun80°60°5%
- Mon81°60°4%
- Tue81°62°3%
- Wed83°60°6%
- Thu90°66°13%
- Fri90°67°19%
- Sat79°64°23%
- Sun75°59°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Bartlett
SPC has placed Bartlett in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Bartlett
- 51654