Lowden, Iowa Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——83°56°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm73%1.0″80°67°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast71%—82°69°+2°
- SundayJun 7Showers33%—81°69°-1°
- MondayJun 8Showers67%0.37″80°68°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers47%0.24″79°70°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm19%—89°76°+10°
Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 24 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 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 80
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lowden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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 — Lowden
SPC has placed Lowden in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.