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Bonaparte, Iowa Weather

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

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

Bonaparte, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:17 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Bonaparte, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBonaparte, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 87°
Bonaparte, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    87°70°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°67°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    14%
    86°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    43%
    0.11″
    80°72°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.01″
    84°67°+4°
Bonaparte, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
351° · veering 147°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the n.
Bonaparte, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.8
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.8
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.9990.8990.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bonaparte, IA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bonaparte, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.3mi
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
23:17 UTC · Bonaparte, 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
23:17 UTC · Bonaparte, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bonaparte, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bonaparte, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bonaparte, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bonaparte, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bonaparte, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bonaparte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52620

16-Day Forecast — Bonaparte

  1. Sat87°70°21%
  2. Sun87°70°15%
  3. Mon81°67°2%
  4. Tue83°63°1%
  5. Wed86°64°14%
  6. Thu80°72°43%
  7. Fri84°67°26%
  8. Sat73°62°7%
  9. Sun76°59°12%
  10. Mon77°58°7%
  11. Tue78°59°7%
  12. Wed80°57°19%
  13. Thu84°65°14%
  14. Fri81°68°14%
  15. Sat81°64°26%
  16. Sun75°60°26%

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 — Bonaparte

SPC includes Bonaparte 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 Bonaparte

  • 52620

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.