Luana, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Luana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle27%—84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Rain29%0.16″81°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——80°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail44%0.13″81°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle46%—74°67°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—78°61°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Luana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52156
16-Day Forecast — Luana
- Sat84°68°27%
- Sun81°67°29%
- Mon80°63°1%
- Tue80°63°3%
- Wed81°63°44%
- Thu74°67°46%
- Fri78°61°10%
- Sat81°61°9%
- Sun69°57°11%
- Mon74°53°8%
- Tue77°60°5%
- Wed76°61°16%
- Thu79°66°19%
- Fri83°66°26%
- Sat86°68°23%
- Sun84°70°32%
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 — Luana
SPC includes Luana 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 Luana
- 52156