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Bertram, Iowa Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bertram, IA
Monday, July 6 at 12:30 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Bertram, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBertram, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 86°
Bertram, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    86°66°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    89°66°+3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°66°-5°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    38%
    81°70°-3°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    80°67°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    21%
    81°66°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Clear
    87°69°+6°
Bertram, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 102°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 mph · pk 12 mph @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 102° from the ese.
Bertram, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.3
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.3
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0983.9985.8
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bertram, IA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
34μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Bertram, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
05:30 UTC · Bertram, 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
05:30 UTC · Bertram, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bertram, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bertram, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bertram, IA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Bertram, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
12:27 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bertram, IA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bertram at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — Bertram

  1. Mon86°66°1%
  2. Tue89°66°0%
  3. Wed84°66°7%
  4. Thu81°70°38%
  5. Fri80°67°38%
  6. Sat81°66°21%
  7. Sun87°69°4%
  8. Mon90°70°5%
  9. Tue80°65°8%
  10. Wed79°61°14%
  11. Thu77°62°19%
  12. Fri68°65°17%
  13. Sat74°63°23%
  14. Sun78°62°16%
  15. Mon78°64°15%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Bertram

SPC includes Bertram 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 Bertram

  • 52403

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.