Clear Lake, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clear Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain30%0.16″82°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail58%—82°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast58%—76°60°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°63°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——83°66°+5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clear Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50428
15-Day Forecast — Clear Lake
- Sun82°64°30%
- Mon85°67°4%
- Tue84°65°6%
- Wed82°67°58%
- Thu76°60°58%
- Fri78°63°7%
- Sat83°66°8%
- Sun85°67°6%
- Mon87°66°9%
- Tue87°70°8%
- Wed85°62°12%
- Thu86°67°19%
- Fri85°67°19%
- Sat85°64°16%
- Sun92°70°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Clear Lake
SPC includes Clear Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Clear Lake
- 50428