Bradgate, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradgate weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast27%—85°66°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——87°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—86°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail38%—87°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy38%—79°68°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——85°66°+6°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bradgate at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 50520
16-Day Forecast — Bradgate
- Sun85°66°27%
- Mon87°66°2%
- Tue86°68°12%
- Wed87°70°38%
- Thu79°68°38%
- Fri79°64°8%
- Sat85°66°8%
- Sun89°70°5%
- Mon103°75°6%
- Tue91°65°8%
- Wed77°61°8%
- Thu81°60°16%
- Fri88°66°13%
- Sat87°73°19%
- Sun88°68°23%
- Mon95°70°19%
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 — Bradgate
SPC includes Bradgate 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 Bradgate
- 50520