Britt, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 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″82°62°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——83°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle67%—85°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle67%—77°67°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—76°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——80°63°+4°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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.
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
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Britt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50423
16-Day Forecast — Britt
- Sun82°62°36%
- Mon83°65°1%
- Tue82°65°4%
- Wed85°66°67%
- Thu77°67°67%
- Fri76°64°16%
- Sat80°63°7%
- Sun89°66°4%
- Mon76°59°5%
- Tue74°56°5%
- Wed75°58°11%
- Thu79°61°17%
- Fri86°63°30%
- Sat88°67°27%
- Sun91°70°26%
- Mon89°72°26%
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 — Britt
SPC includes Britt in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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