Flood Watch Excessive Heat Warning — Buchanan, IA, Delaware, IA, Dubuque, IA, Benton, IA, Linn, IA, Jones, IA, Jackson, IA, Iowa, IA, Johnson, IA, Cedar, IA, Clinton, IA, Muscatine, IA, Scott, IA, Keokuk, IA, Washington, IA, Louisa, IA, Jefferson, IA, Henry, IA, Des Moines, IA, Van Buren, IA, Lee, IA, Whiteside, IL, Rock Island, IL, Henry, IL, Bureau, IL, Putnam, IL, Mercer, IL, Henderson, IL, Warren, IL, Hancock, IL, McDonough, IL, Scotland, MO, Clark, MO 9:00 PM Extreme Heat Watch 10:00 PM

Benton County, Iowa, United States

Last updated: 10:18 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 32°
Overcast
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
3 mph SSW
Humidity
87%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
28.94 inHg
Visibility
5 mi
UV Index
3.7
Cloud Cover
90%
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benton County is currently overcast at 27°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3942 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:55AM · Sunset: 8:33PM.

Alerts

Flood Watch
Expires
Excessive Heat Warning
Buchanan, IA, Delaware, IA, Dubuque, IA, Benton, IA, Linn, IA, Jones, IA, Jackson, IA, Iowa, IA, Johnson, IA, Cedar, IA, Clinton, IA, Muscatine, IA, Scott, IA, Keokuk, IA, Washington, IA, Louisa, IA, Jefferson, IA, Henry, IA, Des Moines, IA, Van Buren, IA, Lee, IA, Whiteside, IL, Rock Island, IL, Henry, IL, Bureau, IL, Putnam, IL, Mercer, IL, Henderson, IL, Warren, IL, Hancock, IL, McDonough, IL, Scotland, MO, Clark, MO
Expires 9:00 PM
Extreme Heat Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
3%
11 AM
29°
14%
12 PM
31°
14%
1 PM
32°
3%
2 PM
33°
3%
3 PM
34°
3%
4 PM
34°
3%
5 PM
34°
17%
6 PM
33°
3%
7 PM
32°
3%
8 PM
31°
16%
9 PM
30°
5%
10 PM
29°
8%
11 PM
28°
8%
12 AM
28°
8%
1 AM
27°
8%
2 AM
26°
12%
3 AM
26°
17%
4 AM
25°
27%
5 AM
24°
27%
6 AM
24°
28%
7 AM
25°
28%
8 AM
26°
35%
9 AM
28°
36%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 24°
Mostly Cloudy.
Mon
36° 23°
Clear with a 30% chance of rain.
Tue
29° 19°
Mostly Cloudy.
Wed
29° 18°
Haze with a 47% chance of rain.
Thu
29° 18°
Rain, 64% chance.
Fri
27° 19°
Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
28° 18°
Rain, 52% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Overcast 3% 3 mph SSW 87%
11 AM 29° Overcast 14% 5 mph SSW 80%
12 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 14% 5 mph SSW 73%
1 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SW 69%
2 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SW 65%
3 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSW 61%
4 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSW 60%
5 PM 34° Rain 17% 4 mph S 64%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph S 69%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SSE 74%
8 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 16% 6 mph SSE 75%
9 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 5% 8 mph S 74%
10 PM 29° Overcast 8% 9 mph S 74%
11 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 8% 8 mph S 74%
12 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 8% 8 mph S 75%
1 AM 27° Mostly Clear 8% 8 mph S 77%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 12% 8 mph SSE 79%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 17% 8 mph SSE 82%
4 AM 25° Mostly Clear 27% 9 mph SSE 83%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 27% 9 mph SSE 83%
6 AM 24° Rain 28% 9 mph S 84%
7 AM 25° Rain 28% 9 mph S 83%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 35% 7 mph S 80%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 36% 6 mph S 78%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/26
Mostly Cloudy
8%
24°
34°
Mon
7/27
Clear
30%
23°
36°
Tue
7/28
Mostly Cloudy
14%
19°
29°
Wed
7/29
Haze
47%
18°
29°
Thu
7/30
Rain
64%
18°
29°
Fri
7/31
Rain
82%
19°
27°
Sat
8/1
Rain
52%
18°
28°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
42%
18°
29°
Mon
8/3
Clear
44%
18°
31°
Tue
8/4
Thunderstorm
51%
20°
32°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
18°
30°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
18°
28°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
17°
29°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
52
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
52 AQI 9.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
33 AQI 37 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 52 Moderate 33 52
Tue 42 Good 39 42
Wed 55 Moderate 37 55
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Jul 26, 14:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3631 J/kg
MLCAPE2417 J/kg
MUCAPE3631 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-9.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear23 kt
0–1 km Shear6 kt
Eff. Shear25 kt
0–1 km SRH-48
0–3 km SRH-188
Eff. SRH-188
Storm Motion273° @ 30 kt
0–1 km EHI-1.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index27.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.72 in
0–3 km LR5.1 °C/km
700–500 LR7.4 °C/km
Total Totals46.0
LCL948 hPa
LFC980 hPa
EL149 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,495 ft