Battle Creek, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Battle Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——92°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——90°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle30%—88°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—76°63°-12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—85°63°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——80°65°-5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Battle Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51006
15-Day Forecast — Battle Creek
- Sun89°66°15%
- Mon92°67°1%
- Tue90°69°4%
- Wed88°68°30%
- Thu76°63°25%
- Fri85°63°11%
- Sat80°65°7%
- Sun82°61°6%
- Mon90°65°3%
- Tue95°70°3%
- Wed94°69°5%
- Thu99°75°10%
- Fri100°78°14%
- Sat101°71°24%
- Sun88°65°11%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Battle Creek
SPC includes Battle Creek in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Battle Creek
- 51006