Lakota, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle30%0.01″83°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail57%—86°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle57%—79°66°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——77°63°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°63°+5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lakota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50451
16-Day Forecast — Lakota
- Sun83°63°30%
- Mon85°66°1%
- Tue83°66°7%
- Wed86°67°57%
- Thu79°66°57%
- Fri77°63°9%
- Sat82°63°9%
- Sun93°66°6%
- Mon77°58°3%
- Tue75°57°5%
- Wed76°58°11%
- Thu81°61°16%
- Fri87°63°26%
- Sat88°68°20%
- Sun91°71°20%
- Mon90°72°23%
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 — Lakota
SPC has placed Lakota in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Lakota
- 50451