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Pella, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Pella, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:37 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Pella, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPella, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 82°
Pella, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°62°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    78°58°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°57°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.34″
    80°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    76°62°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    78°55°+2°
Pella, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
036° · veering 176°
Direction
NE
036°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 176° from the ne.
Pella, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.6983.0984.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pella, WI
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 21
Pella, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
62%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.2mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
15:37 UTC · Pella, WI · 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
15:37 UTC · Pella, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pella, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pella, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pella, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:39 AM
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pella, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pella, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pella at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Pella

  1. Sat83°66°17%
  2. Sun81°62°7%
  3. Mon78°58°0%
  4. Tue81°57°7%
  5. Wed80°64°55%
  6. Thu76°62°58%
  7. Fri78°55°13%
  8. Sat80°60°9%
  9. Sun72°57°10%
  10. Mon79°56°10%
  11. Tue78°59°7%
  12. Wed79°59°16%
  13. Thu81°65°19%
  14. Fri86°66°13%
  15. Sat82°65°26%
  16. Sun86°67°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 — Pella

SPC includes Pella in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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

  • 54950

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.