Lenox, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lenox weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers76%0.21″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°66°+4°
- MondayJul 6Clear——84°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers32%—88°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers46%0.01″81°69°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—82°67°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
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 40 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lenox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50851
16-Day Forecast — Lenox
- Sat82°68°76%
- Sun86°66°8%
- Mon84°66°1%
- Tue84°66°1%
- Wed88°67°32%
- Thu81°69°46%
- Fri82°67°29%
- Sat76°65°9%
- Sun78°61°4%
- Mon83°61°3%
- Tue87°66°4%
- Wed87°68°12%
- Thu90°72°19%
- Fri93°74°13%
- Sat92°74°17%
- Sun87°68°17%
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 — Lenox
SPC includes Lenox 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 Lenox
- 50851