Lehigh, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lehigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail50%—86°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—79°62°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—82°62°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——78°64°-4°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lehigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50557
15-Day Forecast — Lehigh
- Sun87°66°8%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue87°66°3%
- Wed86°68°50%
- Thu79°62°50%
- Fri82°62°13%
- Sat78°64°7%
- Sun78°60°8%
- Mon85°62°8%
- Tue91°70°4%
- Wed85°67°10%
- Thu93°70°14%
- Fri97°72°17%
- Sat95°72°25%
- Sun83°61°10%
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 — Lehigh
SPC includes Lehigh in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lehigh
- 50557