Lowden, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain52%0.34″84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—84°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——80°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail22%—82°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers36%—79°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—81°66°+2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lowden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52255
16-Day Forecast — Lowden
- Sat84°68°52%
- Sun84°68°12%
- Mon80°64°2%
- Tue81°62°2%
- Wed82°64°22%
- Thu79°68°36%
- Fri81°66°17%
- Sat73°60°14%
- Sun76°59°9%
- Mon75°58°7%
- Tue78°59°9%
- Wed77°59°32%
- Thu81°64°16%
- Fri77°67°19%
- Sat77°62°26%
- Sun75°58°24%
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 — Lowden
SPC includes Lowden 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 Lowden
- 52255