Lamont, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lamont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast15%—68°56°-7°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm98%1.9″76°56°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle13%—70°54°-6°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——69°51°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Rain24%0.20″65°55°-4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle44%0.02″64°53°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:40 AM
- Moonset
- 10:06 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Lamont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lamont
- Mon75°49°1%
- Tue68°56°15%
- Wed76°56°98%
- Thu70°54°13%
- Fri69°51°5%
- Sat65°55°24%
- Sun64°53°44%
- Mon67°49°31%
- Tue68°53°7%
- Wed74°54°10%
- Thu74°61°17%
- Fri73°58°26%
- Sat76°60°30%
- Sun74°61°29%
- Mon70°59°28%
- Tue73°56°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Lamont
SPC has placed Lamont 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.
ZIP codes in Lamont
- 50650