Britt, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Britt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain36%0.08″83°62°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle67%—83°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle67%—81°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—81°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°65°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 12:37 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Britt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 50423
16-Day Forecast — Britt
- Sun83°62°36%
- Mon85°66°1%
- Tue87°68°3%
- Wed83°66°67%
- Thu81°67°67%
- Fri81°64°16%
- Sat82°65°7%
- Sun87°66°4%
- Mon89°70°5%
- Tue80°64°5%
- Wed80°62°11%
- Thu73°62°18%
- Fri68°65°16%
- Sat78°60°21%
- Sun78°63°29%
- Mon71°66°23%
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 — Britt
SPC includes Britt in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Britt
- 50423