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Bertram, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bertram, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:27 PM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Bertram, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBertram, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 86°
Bertram, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    68%
    0.41″
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°70°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    87°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°64°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    35%
    83°65°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    0.05″
    75°64°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    78°65°+3°
Bertram, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · backing 164°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 164° from the nnw.
Bertram, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.3982.8983.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bertram, IA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
Bertram, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
02:27 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
02:27 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 · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bertram, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bertram, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bertram at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bertram

  1. Sat85°68°68%
  2. Sun86°70°7%
  3. Mon87°68°3%
  4. Tue83°64°1%
  5. Wed83°65°35%
  6. Thu75°64°47%
  7. Fri78°65°14%
  8. Sat75°62°8%
  9. Sun76°54°7%
  10. Mon79°59°6%
  11. Tue84°67°4%
  12. Wed80°66°18%
  13. Thu84°69°19%
  14. Fri86°74°19%
  15. Sat88°76°29%
  16. Sun81°62°14%

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 — Bertram

SPC includes Bertram 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 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.