Lucas, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast30%—89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——90°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast37%—86°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle61%—86°73°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%0.02″73°69°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—86°68°+13°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50151
16-Day Forecast — Lucas
- Sun89°68°30%
- Mon90°66°1%
- Tue85°66°1%
- Wed86°67°37%
- Thu86°73°61%
- Fri73°69°25%
- Sat86°68°20%
- Sun88°69°7%
- Mon94°75°5%
- Tue95°75°6%
- Wed78°64°9%
- Thu84°61°23%
- Fri91°67°20%
- Sat87°70°19%
- Sun88°73°16%
- Mon94°73°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 — Lucas
SPC includes Lucas 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 Lucas
- 50151