Pella, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pella weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—86°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail36%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers59%0.03″77°66°-10°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear24%—81°66°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——76°65°-5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
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 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pella at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50219
15-Day Forecast — Pella
- Sun86°66°10%
- Mon88°66°2%
- Tue84°66°1%
- Wed87°66°36%
- Thu77°66°59%
- Fri81°66°24%
- Sat76°65°6%
- Sun76°58°7%
- Mon82°59°7%
- Tue85°67°3%
- Wed84°70°8%
- Thu88°70°19%
- Fri90°73°14%
- Sat90°75°13%
- Sun84°64°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 — Pella
SPC includes Pella 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 Pella
- 50219