Lenox, Iowa Weather
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Lenox weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——74°59°-1°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm41%—85°60°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle—0.01″69°57°-16°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——76°53°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle36%0.01″71°58°-5°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle60%0.04″75°68°+4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
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
- 5:48 AM
- Moonset
- 9:09 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Lenox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lenox
- Mon75°52°4%
- Tue74°59°8%
- Wed85°60°41%
- Thu69°57°4%
- Fri76°53°3%
- Sat71°58°36%
- Sun75°68°60%
- Mon76°61°33%
- Tue72°60°10%
- Wed76°60°18%
- Thu74°61°19%
- Fri78°61°29%
- Sat83°66°39%
- Sun75°62°28%
- Mon68°56°23%
- Tue75°54°26%
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 — Lenox
SPC has placed Lenox in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lenox
- 50851