Lowell, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle23%—85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—86°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——87°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——84°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers21%—86°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm46%0.09″83°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—82°68°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lowell
- Sat85°69°23%
- Sun86°69°10%
- Mon87°66°2%
- Tue84°65°2%
- Wed86°65°21%
- Thu83°68°46%
- Fri82°68°34%
- Sat76°65°5%
- Sun78°58°9%
- Mon80°59°5%
- Tue84°63°5%
- Wed87°71°14%
- Thu91°70°15%
- Fri90°73°17%
- Sat92°75°16%
- Sun84°67°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 — Lowell
SPC includes Lowell 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 Lowell
- 52645