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Liscomb, Iowa Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Liscomb weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Liscomb, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:26 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Liscomb, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLiscomb, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 85°
Liscomb, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    85°66°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°65°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    83°66°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.01″
    79°68°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    81°65°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    82°66°+1°
Liscomb, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 98°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 mph · pk 13 mph @ 3:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Liscomb, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.4978.3979.9
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Liscomb, IA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Liscomb, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
65 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:26 UTC · Liscomb, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:26 UTC · Liscomb, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Liscomb, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Liscomb, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Liscomb, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Liscomb, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
12:33 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Liscomb, IA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Liscomb at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 50148

16-Day Forecast — Liscomb

  1. Sun83°65°7%
  2. Mon85°66°1%
  3. Tue86°65°1%
  4. Wed83°66°31%
  5. Thu79°68°58%
  6. Fri81°65°29%
  7. Sat82°66°6%
  8. Sun85°68°5%
  9. Mon90°69°3%
  10. Tue80°65°5%
  11. Wed79°62°11%
  12. Thu74°62°15%
  13. Fri68°66°13%
  14. Sat78°63°23%
  15. Sun80°62°20%
  16. Mon77°65°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Liscomb

SPC includes Liscomb in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Liscomb

  • 50148

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.