La Motte, Iowa Weather
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La Motte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle16%0.03″85°59°—
- FridayJun 5Showers85%0.16″76°68°-9°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers45%0.19″83°65°+7°
- SundayJun 7Showers28%0.01″80°66°-3°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle59%0.01″79°64°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast46%—84°67°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm20%—89°70°+5°
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
La Motte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below 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 — La Motte
SPC has placed La Motte in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.