Lime Springs, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lime Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers12%0.17″82°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—78°65°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail45%0.07″78°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy45%—76°60°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——77°61°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 47 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lime Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52155
16-Day Forecast — Lime Springs
- Sat81°66°12%
- Sun78°65°12%
- Mon78°63°1%
- Tue81°63°4%
- Wed78°66°45%
- Thu76°60°45%
- Fri77°61°8%
- Sat74°58°8%
- Sun76°55°11%
- Mon77°57°8%
- Tue79°60°5%
- Wed77°61°23%
- Thu78°63°29%
- Fri80°65°26%
- Sat69°59°21%
- Sun75°59°23%
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 — Lime Springs
SPC includes Lime Springs 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 Lime Springs
- 52155