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West Burlington, Iowa Weather

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

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

West Burlington, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:15 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
67%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
West Burlington, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Burlington, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 87°
West Burlington, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    85°70°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°65°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    11%
    85°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.04″
    78°72°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    83°66°+5°
West Burlington, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 85°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 143SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 85° from the nw.
West Burlington, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.0988.3989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Burlington, IA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
6.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
West Burlington, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.9mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
19:15 UTC · West Burlington, 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
19:15 UTC · West Burlington, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Burlington, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Burlington, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Burlington, 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
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Burlington, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Burlington, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Burlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52655

16-Day Forecast — West Burlington

  1. Sat87°70°36%
  2. Sun85°70°13%
  3. Mon81°65°3%
  4. Tue82°61°2%
  5. Wed85°65°11%
  6. Thu78°72°36%
  7. Fri83°66°36%
  8. Sat71°62°14%
  9. Sun75°59°9%
  10. Mon75°59°7%
  11. Tue77°57°10%
  12. Wed79°57°26%
  13. Thu83°64°16%
  14. Fri79°67°23%
  15. Sat80°64°26%
  16. Sun74°60°24%

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 — West Burlington

SPC includes West Burlington 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 West Burlington

  • 52655

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.