Belle Plaine, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belle Plaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Clear——86°67°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—84°65°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers43%0.23″77°69°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—83°67°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle12%—83°70°0°
- SundayJul 12Mostly Clear——90°70°+7°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 12:30 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Belle Plaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 52208
15-Day Forecast — Belle Plaine
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue89°67°1%
- Wed84°65°11%
- Thu77°69°43%
- Fri83°67°36%
- Sat83°70°12%
- Sun90°70°3%
- Mon93°75°3%
- Tue93°77°7%
- Wed82°69°10%
- Thu75°63°12%
- Fri77°61°26%
- Sat79°60°16%
- Sun73°59°26%
- Mon75°57°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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.
ZIP codes in Belle Plaine
- 52208