Lakeside, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakeside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle17%0.03″86°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——88°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle30%—88°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—79°63°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——81°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm—0.06″84°66°+3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lakeside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lakeside
- Sun86°66°17%
- Mon88°66°1%
- Tue88°68°9%
- Wed88°69°30%
- Thu79°63°28%
- Fri81°64°9%
- Sat84°66°7%
- Sun86°66°7%
- Mon90°67°4%
- Tue92°70°4%
- Wed88°64°8%
- Thu89°66°18%
- Fri88°67°19%
- Sat91°66°19%
- Sun95°73°19%
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 — Lakeside
SPC includes Lakeside 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 Lakeside
- 50588