Bedford, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bedford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain73%0.13″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Rain18%0.13″85°67°+4°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——84°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle15%—89°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers47%0.01″83°69°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers30%0.18″81°66°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bedford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50833
16-Day Forecast — Bedford
- Sat82°68°73%
- Sun85°67°18%
- Mon84°66°5%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed89°67°15%
- Thu83°69°47%
- Fri81°66°30%
- Sat76°59°9%
- Sun78°59°6%
- Mon79°60°6%
- Tue81°60°4%
- Wed83°57°11%
- Thu86°65°13%
- Fri87°69°19%
- Sat78°63°23%
- Sun74°60°23%
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 — Bedford
SPC includes Bedford in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bedford
- 50833