Lamont, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lamont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—81°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——82°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle40%—82°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm60%0.01″77°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—76°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle10%—77°63°+1°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 — 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 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lamont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50650
16-Day Forecast — Lamont
- Sun81°66°13%
- Mon82°64°1%
- Tue81°65°2%
- Wed82°66°40%
- Thu77°67°60%
- Fri76°64°30%
- Sat77°63°10%
- Sun83°65°5%
- Mon75°61°5%
- Tue73°57°7%
- Wed77°61°10%
- Thu77°62°23%
- Fri82°63°24%
- Sat84°68°24%
- Sun86°69°23%
- Mon87°71°26%
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 — Lamont
SPC includes Lamont 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 Lamont
- 50650