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Holiday Lake, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Holiday Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Holiday Lake, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:18 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Holiday Lake, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHoliday Lake, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Holiday Lake, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    87°67°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°64°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    84°64°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    53%
    0.12″
    78°65°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    80°63°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    81°67°+1°
Holiday Lake, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · veering 19°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Holiday Lake, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.3977.3980.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Holiday Lake, IA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Holiday Lake, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
70 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:18 UTC · Holiday Lake, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:18 UTC · Holiday Lake, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Holiday Lake, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Holiday Lake, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Holiday Lake, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Holiday Lake, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Holiday Lake, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Holiday Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Holiday Lake

  1. Sun85°67°7%
  2. Mon87°67°2%
  3. Tue82°64°2%
  4. Wed84°64°43%
  5. Thu78°65°53%
  6. Fri80°63°14%
  7. Sat81°67°7%
  8. Sun84°67°6%
  9. Mon85°67°8%
  10. Tue87°69°4%
  11. Wed85°65°17%
  12. Thu85°68°17%
  13. Fri84°67°16%
  14. Sat83°66°19%
  15. Sun86°68°13%

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 — Holiday Lake

SPC includes Holiday Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Holiday Lake

  • 52211

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.