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
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle36%0.01″86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—85°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm11%—85°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm36%0.04″78°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle36%0.01″83°66°+5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Burlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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
- Sat87°70°36%
- Sun85°70°13%
- Mon81°65°3%
- Tue82°61°2%
- Wed85°65°11%
- Thu78°72°36%
- Fri83°66°36%
- Sat71°62°14%
- Sun75°59°9%
- Mon75°59°7%
- Tue77°57°10%
- Wed79°57°26%
- Thu83°64°16%
- Fri79°67°23%
- Sat80°64°26%
- 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 has placed West Burlington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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