Bertram, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bertram weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Mostly Clear——79°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast22%—72°60°-7°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail98%1.3″76°59°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle14%—71°55°-5°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——70°52°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Rain27%0.15″66°56°-4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle46%0.02″69°55°+3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 AM
- Moonset
- 10:03 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Bertram at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Bertram
- Mon79°50°0%
- Tue72°60°22%
- Wed76°59°98%
- Thu71°55°14%
- Fri70°52°2%
- Sat66°56°27%
- Sun69°55°46%
- Mon68°50°42%
- Tue70°51°6%
- Wed75°55°11%
- Thu74°63°17%
- Fri74°59°26%
- Sat77°60°41%
- Sun77°61°49%
- Mon72°62°49%
- Tue76°56°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Bertram
SPC has placed Bertram in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Bertram
- 52403