Spirit Lake, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spirit Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast33%—84°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—87°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail26%—89°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle45%—82°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—78°61°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°62°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°65°+2°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.88 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 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Spirit Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51360
15-Day Forecast — Spirit Lake
- Sun84°65°33%
- Mon87°65°26%
- Tue89°69°26%
- Wed82°66°45%
- Thu78°61°21%
- Fri80°62°6%
- Sat82°65°9%
- Sun86°65°4%
- Mon91°66°6%
- Tue87°68°8%
- Wed88°64°9%
- Thu87°66°17%
- Fri87°68°13%
- Sat93°66°23%
- Sun100°69°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 — Spirit Lake
SPC has placed Spirit Lake in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Spirit Lake
- 51360