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Bellevue, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bellevue weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bellevue, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:56 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
82%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Bellevue, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBellevue, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 68°H 85°
Bellevue, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    56%
    0.09″
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    86°68°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    82°63°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°61°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    82°62°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    41%
    79°68°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    15%
    79°63°
Bellevue, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · backing 14°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the w.
Bellevue, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989994
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.6988.8991.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bellevue, IA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 10 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bellevue, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
69 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:56 UTC · Bellevue, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:56 UTC · Bellevue, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bellevue, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bellevue, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bellevue, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bellevue, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bellevue, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bellevue at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 52031

16-Day Forecast — Bellevue

  1. Sat85°68°56%
  2. Sun86°68°25%
  3. Mon82°63°2%
  4. Tue81°61°1%
  5. Wed82°62°27%
  6. Thu79°68°41%
  7. Fri79°63°15%
  8. Sat83°64°14%
  9. Sun69°59°8%
  10. Mon75°55°6%
  11. Tue77°61°7%
  12. Wed80°64°19%
  13. Thu81°66°11%
  14. Fri83°67°23%
  15. Sat85°70°23%
  16. Sun85°71°33%

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 — Bellevue

SPC includes Bellevue 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 Bellevue

  • 52031

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.