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Lansing, Iowa Weather

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Lansing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lansing, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:23 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
38%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Lansing, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLansing, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 75% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 78°
Lansing, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    75%
    0.04″
    87°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    71%
    0.76″
    84°67°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    28%
    84°65°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    24%
    79°65°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    68%
    0.11″
    73°63°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    50%
    0.05″
    75°67°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    85°65°+10°
Lansing, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 19°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 252SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Lansing, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.2989.7989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lansing, IA
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~54 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lansing, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
98.5mi
UNLIMITED
133 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:23 UTC ·Lansing, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:23 UTC ·Lansing, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lansing, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lansing, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lansing, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lansing, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:46 AM
Moonset
1:56 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lansing, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lansing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 4, 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 — Lansing

SPC has placed Lansing in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Lansing

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.