Burt, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle35%0.01″84°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—85°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle42%—83°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—76°60°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°63°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm——86°66°+6°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Burt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- 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: 50522
15-Day Forecast — Burt
- Sun84°65°35%
- Mon86°66°1%
- Tue85°66°17%
- Wed83°68°42%
- Thu76°60°35%
- Fri80°63°6%
- Sat86°66°9%
- Sun86°67°6%
- Mon89°67°8%
- Tue87°70°5%
- Wed86°62°8%
- Thu89°66°23%
- Fri88°66°17%
- Sat89°64°20%
- Sun97°71°16%
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 — Burt
SPC includes Burt 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 Burt
- 50522