Spirit Lake, Iowa Weather
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Spirit Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast11%—76°47°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast18%—73°51°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm58%0.01″81°57°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle10%—69°50°-12°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——75°50°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Heavy Drizzle22%0.24″66°57°-9°
- SundayJun 21Overcast29%—74°57°+8°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
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
- 5:39 AM
- Moonset
- 9:23 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Toward the solstice glow
Spirit Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Spirit Lake
- Mon76°47°11%
- Tue73°51°18%
- Wed81°57°58%
- Thu69°50°10%
- Fri75°50°9%
- Sat66°57°22%
- Sun74°57°29%
- Mon72°52°19%
- Tue75°54°17%
- Wed73°57°17%
- Thu81°64°15%
- Fri89°66°35%
- Sat80°68°35%
- Sun71°59°29%
- Mon82°59°38%
- Tue87°66°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Spirit Lake
SPC has placed Spirit Lake in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Spirit Lake
- 51360