Belle Plaine, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belle Plaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——87°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm43%—84°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers57%0.10″78°66°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—80°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°68°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52208
15-Day Forecast — Belle Plaine
- Sun85°67°4%
- Mon87°68°2%
- Tue82°64°2%
- Wed84°64°43%
- Thu78°66°57%
- Fri80°64°15%
- Sat82°68°7%
- Sun84°68°6%
- Mon85°66°7%
- Tue87°69°4%
- Wed86°65°10%
- Thu85°68°19%
- Fri84°68°23%
- Sat84°66°16%
- Sun87°68°16%
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 — Belle Plaine
SPC includes Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine
- 52208