Lorimor, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lorimor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°68°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——90°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail42%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers58%0.06″75°65°-12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—80°63°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——80°65°0°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lorimor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50149
15-Day Forecast — Lorimor
- Sun87°68°7%
- Mon90°67°2%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed87°66°42%
- Thu75°65°58%
- Fri80°63°26%
- Sat80°65°7%
- Sun85°68°6%
- Mon86°70°3%
- Tue90°72°3%
- Wed86°66°5%
- Thu87°66°19%
- Fri84°68°14%
- Sat85°66°19%
- Sun90°69°16%
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 — Lorimor
SPC includes Lorimor in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Lorimor
- 50149