Lake Panorama, Iowa Weather
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Lake Panorama weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——83°56°—
- ThursdayJun 4Heavy Rain38%0.61″82°65°-1°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm69%3.5″86°68°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers61%—84°66°-2°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers53%0.01″83°67°-1°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle47%—79°67°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle18%—84°69°+5°
Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lake Panorama at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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 — Lake Panorama
SPC has placed Lake Panorama in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.