Diamondhead Lake, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Diamondhead Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle71%0.05″86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°70°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail50%—88°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers50%0.04″79°65°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy16%—83°65°+4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Diamondhead Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Diamondhead Lake
- Sat86°69°71%
- Sun89°70°7%
- Mon91°67°2%
- Tue86°66°2%
- Wed88°68°50%
- Thu79°65°50%
- Fri83°65°16%
- Sat78°64°8%
- Sun78°62°6%
- Mon83°62°5%
- Tue88°69°2%
- Wed86°69°5%
- Thu90°73°26%
- Fri92°76°14%
- Sat92°75°16%
- Sun86°66°11%
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 — Diamondhead Lake
SPC includes Diamondhead Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Diamondhead Lake
- 50070