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Lake View, Iowa Weather

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

Lake View, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:47 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
58%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Lake View, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake View, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 64°H 76°
Lake View, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.05″
    83°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    57%
    85°64°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    85°65°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    44%
    0.06″
    79°68°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    87°66°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    87°68°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    90°74°+3°
Lake View, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 22°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the ssw.
Lake View, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.8
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.67 inHg
Now
970.8
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.1970.0970.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lake View, IA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
1.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Lake View, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
16:47 UTC ·Lake View, 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
16:47 UTC ·Lake View, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lake View, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake View, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake View, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lake View, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
2:15 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lake View, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake View at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 — Lake View

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Lake View

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.