Lytton, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lytton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast34%—85°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—87°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm30%—87°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—78°63°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle10%0.01″85°66°+5°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 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 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lytton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50561
15-Day Forecast — Lytton
- Sun85°66°34%
- Mon86°67°8%
- Tue87°67°17%
- Wed87°69°30%
- Thu78°63°31%
- Fri80°64°8%
- Sat85°66°10%
- Sun87°66°4%
- Mon89°68°4%
- Tue90°71°7%
- Wed87°64°10%
- Thu89°65°18%
- Fri88°67°19%
- Sat90°66°19%
- Sun95°73°19%
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 — Lytton
SPC includes Lytton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Lytton
- 50561