Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Lytton, Iowa Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lytton, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:10 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
69%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Lytton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLytton, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 66°H 79°
Lytton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    47%
    0.15″
    79°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    43%
    87°66°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    86°64°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    43%
    0.04″
    84°70°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.03″
    80°68°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    20%
    90°66°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    95°75°+5°
Lytton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 34°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 12 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the s.
Lytton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.4971.7972.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lytton, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Lytton, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.3mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
06:10 UTC ·Lytton, 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
06:10 UTC ·Lytton, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lytton, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lytton, IA
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lytton, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lytton, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:56 AM
Moonset
2:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lytton, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lytton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 — Lytton

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Lytton

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.