Twin Lakes, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Twin Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Foggy——87°64°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—89°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers56%—88°67°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm56%0.01″80°68°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—83°65°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——87°66°+4°
- SundayJul 12Mostly Clear——95°72°+8°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 12:40 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Twin Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Twin Lakes
- Mon87°64°1%
- Tue89°69°10%
- Wed88°67°56%
- Thu80°68°56%
- Fri83°65°22%
- Sat87°66°3%
- Sun95°72°4%
- Mon98°76°3%
- Tue100°77°10%
- Wed81°64°12%
- Thu77°65°19%
- Fri75°62°23%
- Sat79°59°22%
- Sun80°62°26%
- Mon78°56°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Twin Lakes
SPC includes Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes
- 50563
- 50579