Belmond, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belmond weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain29%0.05″82°63°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle60%—84°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle60%—77°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—76°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—79°64°+3°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Belmond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50421
16-Day Forecast — Belmond
- Sun82°63°29%
- Mon85°66°1%
- Tue82°65°3%
- Wed84°67°60%
- Thu77°68°60%
- Fri76°65°20%
- Sat79°64°13%
- Sun87°66°6%
- Mon76°59°4%
- Tue74°57°4%
- Wed75°58°13%
- Thu78°61°19%
- Fri85°63°29%
- Sat87°68°23%
- Sun90°70°25%
- Mon89°73°26%
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 — Belmond
SPC includes Belmond in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Belmond
- 50421