Bussey, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bussey weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain66%0.13″84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—87°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——84°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—88°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm61%0.05″79°67°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—81°66°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bussey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50044
16-Day Forecast — Bussey
- Sat84°68°66%
- Sun87°67°10%
- Mon89°66°2%
- Tue84°66°2%
- Wed88°66°33%
- Thu79°67°61%
- Fri81°66°27%
- Sat76°64°6%
- Sun77°58°7%
- Mon82°60°6%
- Tue85°67°4%
- Wed83°69°8%
- Thu90°70°16%
- Fri91°72°16%
- Sat91°75°7%
- Sun85°65°13%
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 — Bussey
SPC includes Bussey 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 Bussey
- 50044