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Lansing, Iowa Weather

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

Lansing, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 11:47 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
74%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Lansing, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLansing, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 65°H 84°
Lansing, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    55%
    0.11″
    87°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    47%
    84°65°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    32%
    83°66°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    40%
    81°64°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    75%
    0.16″
    75°65°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    83°69°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    0.01″
    90°72°+7°
Lansing, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 119°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 22
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lansing, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.3989.5989.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lansing, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Lansing, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.3mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
23:47 UTC ·Lansing, 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
23:47 UTC ·Lansing, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lansing, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lansing, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lansing, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lansing, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:46 AM
Moonset
1:56 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lansing, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lansing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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 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 — Lansing

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Lansing

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.