Lucas, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle36%0.03″86°68°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——89°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—85°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers47%0.22″81°66°-4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle47%0.04″78°68°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle21%0.09″83°69°+5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 12:35 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 50151
16-Day Forecast — Lucas
- Sun86°68°36%
- Mon89°66°1%
- Tue92°66°0%
- Wed85°66°11%
- Thu81°66°47%
- Fri78°68°47%
- Sat83°69°21%
- Sun87°69°5%
- Mon94°70°3%
- Tue84°70°6%
- Wed80°63°9%
- Thu77°65°19%
- Fri81°65°19%
- Sat80°64°19%
- Sun81°63°13%
- Mon86°66°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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.
ZIP codes in Lucas
- 50151