Lawton, Iowa Weather
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Lawton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle10%—90°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——91°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%0.02″89°69°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%0.01″83°64°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—82°62°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lawton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51030
16-Day Forecast — Lawton
- Sat87°71°12%
- Sun90°67°10%
- Mon88°68°3%
- Tue91°68°6%
- Wed89°69°47%
- Thu83°64°47%
- Fri82°62°10%
- Sat80°59°10%
- Sun82°60°6%
- Mon83°61°4%
- Tue86°62°5%
- Wed89°66°10%
- Thu91°68°14%
- Fri92°65°14%
- Sat78°60°13%
- Sun83°58°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Lawton
SPC includes Lawton 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 Lawton
- 51030