Batavia, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Batavia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast40%—86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain12%0.10″85°69°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—80°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°63°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm20%—86°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm33%0.01″81°71°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle28%—82°67°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 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 46 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Batavia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52533
16-Day Forecast — Batavia
- Sat86°69°40%
- Sun85°69°12%
- Mon80°66°11%
- Tue83°63°2%
- Wed86°64°20%
- Thu81°71°33%
- Fri82°67°28%
- Sat72°61°7%
- Sun75°59°10%
- Mon76°58°8%
- Tue78°58°9%
- Wed79°57°19%
- Thu83°64°19%
- Fri80°70°13%
- Sat80°63°10%
- Sun74°60°14%
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 — Batavia
SPC includes Batavia in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Batavia
- 52533