Belle Plaine, Iowa Weather
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Belle Plaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——81°56°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle43%0.03″82°59°+1°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm69%0.11″81°67°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers64%—84°64°+3°
- SundayJun 7Showers41%—84°71°0°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle53%—80°68°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy28%—88°69°+8°
Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.
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 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:45 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Belle Plaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 — Belle Plaine
SPC has placed Belle Plaine in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.