Lakota, Iowa Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Foggy10%—86°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy——90°63°+4°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle65%—82°69°-8°
- MondayJun 8Light Rain65%0.13″86°67°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm25%—90°69°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm14%—94°76°+4°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast16%—83°62°-11°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:27 AM
- Moonset
- 3:15 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lakota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below 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 5, 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 — Lakota
SPC has placed Lakota in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.