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Wellsburg, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wellsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Wellsburg, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
72
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
75°
Humidity
83%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Wellsburg, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWellsburg, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 65°H 81°
Wellsburg, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    0.44″
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    81°65°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°65°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°64°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    33%
    0.01″
    84°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    78°64°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    80°64°+2°
Wellsburg, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
008° · backing 37°
Direction
N
008°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 31 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 316SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 37° from the n.
Wellsburg, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.4
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.4
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.5974.5975.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wellsburg, IA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43
Wellsburg, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
55 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Wellsburg, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Wellsburg, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wellsburg, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wellsburg, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wellsburg, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wellsburg, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wellsburg, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wellsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50680

16-Day Forecast — Wellsburg

  1. Sat82°67°53%
  2. Sun81°65°11%
  3. Mon81°65°1%
  4. Tue82°64°6%
  5. Wed84°65°33%
  6. Thu78°64°33%
  7. Fri80°64°9%
  8. Sat75°58°9%
  9. Sun78°56°9%
  10. Mon79°57°9%
  11. Tue79°61°6%
  12. Wed78°58°13%
  13. Thu83°65°19%
  14. Fri85°65°26%
  15. Sat73°60°20%
  16. Sun75°57°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Wellsburg

SPC includes Wellsburg 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 Wellsburg

  • 50680

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.