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Lovilia, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lovilia, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:32 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
59%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Lovilia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLovilia, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Lovilia, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    0.02″
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    85°67°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    82°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    84°66°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    31%
    88°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.05″
    79°67°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    81°66°+2°
Lovilia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
054° · backing 5°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 24 @ 6:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 129SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the ne.
Lovilia, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.4979.5980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lovilia, IA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lovilia, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.1mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
00:32 UTC · Lovilia, 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
00:32 UTC · Lovilia, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lovilia, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lovilia, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lovilia, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lovilia, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lovilia, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lovilia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 50150

16-Day Forecast — Lovilia

  1. Sat84°68°63%
  2. Sun85°67°13%
  3. Mon82°67°2%
  4. Tue84°66°0%
  5. Wed88°66°31%
  6. Thu79°67°47%
  7. Fri81°66°17%
  8. Sat76°64°7%
  9. Sun77°58°8%
  10. Mon82°59°5%
  11. Tue85°67°7%
  12. Wed83°69°19%
  13. Thu89°70°16%
  14. Fri91°72°23%
  15. Sat91°75°19%
  16. Sun85°65°26%

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 — Lovilia

SPC includes Lovilia 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 Lovilia

  • 50150

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.