Lockridge, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lockridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——84°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail29%—86°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers44%0.18″80°69°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—82°67°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
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 38 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lockridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52635
16-Day Forecast — Lockridge
- Sat84°68°30%
- Sun85°68°9%
- Mon81°68°2%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed86°65°29%
- Thu80°69°44%
- Fri82°67°19%
- Sat75°65°7%
- Sun77°57°14%
- Mon81°59°7%
- Tue84°64°5%
- Wed86°70°19%
- Thu87°70°16%
- Fri89°73°13%
- Sat91°75°19%
- Sun84°65°20%
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 — Lockridge
SPC includes Lockridge 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 Lockridge
- 52635