Bentley, Iowa Weather
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Bentley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle57%—83°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers—0.07″89°69°+6°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——84°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle42%—90°69°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle51%0.02″82°66°-8°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle13%0.04″82°63°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39. 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bentley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bentley
- Sat85°70°57%
- Sun89°69°7%
- Mon84°66°1%
- Tue84°66°1%
- Wed90°69°42%
- Thu82°66°51%
- Fri82°63°13%
- Sat78°58°7%
- Sun79°59°7%
- Mon80°59°7%
- Tue80°61°4%
- Wed81°60°10%
- Thu89°66°14%
- Fri88°66°14%
- Sat79°63°16%
- Sun75°58°16%
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 — Bentley
SPC includes Bentley 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 Bentley
- 51559
- 51576