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Lucas County, Iowa, United States

Last updated: 10:15 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 38°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
7 mph SW
Humidity
71%
Dew Point
26°
Pressure
28.85 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
6.6
Cloud Cover
61%
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Lucas County is currently mostly cloudy at 31°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 4172 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:03AM · Sunset: 8:35PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Emmet, IA, Kossuth, IA, Winnebago, IA, Worth, IA, Palo Alto, IA, Hancock, IA, Cerro Gordo, IA, Pocahontas, IA, Humboldt, IA, Wright, IA, Franklin, IA, Sac, IA, Calhoun, IA, Webster, IA, Hamilton, IA, Hardin, IA, Crawford, IA, Carroll, IA, Greene, IA, Boone, IA, Story, IA, Audubon, IA, Guthrie, IA, Dallas, IA, Polk, IA, Cass, IA, Adair, IA, Madison, IA, Warren, IA, Adams, IA, Union, IA, Taylor, IA, Ringgold, IA
Expires 9:00 PM
51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
3%
11 AM
33°
14%
12 PM
34°
7%
1 PM
37°
3%
2 PM
38°
3%
3 PM
38°
3%
4 PM
38°
3%
5 PM
37°
3%
6 PM
36°
3%
7 PM
34°
3%
8 PM
32°
5%
9 PM
30°
5%
10 PM
29°
8%
11 PM
28°
8%
12 AM
28°
8%
1 AM
28°
8%
2 AM
28°
9%
3 AM
28°
9%
4 AM
27°
9%
5 AM
27°
9%
6 AM
27°
5%
7 AM
27°
5%
8 AM
28°
12%
9 AM
31°
12%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 26°
Partly Cloudy.
Mon
38° 24°
Clear with a 20% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 40% chance of rain.
Wed
34° 21°
Mostly Clear with a 36% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 21°
Rain, 71% chance.
Fri
30° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
31° 20°
Rain, 28% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Mostly Cloudy 3% 7 mph SW 71%
11 AM 33° Mostly Cloudy 14% 8 mph SW 61%
12 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 7% 8 mph SW 54%
1 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 3% 8 mph SW 47%
2 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 9 mph SW 42%
3 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 10 mph SW 39%
4 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 10 mph SW 38%
5 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 3% 10 mph SW 41%
6 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 3% 10 mph SSW 46%
7 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 3% 9 mph SSW 51%
8 PM 32° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph S 56%
9 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph S 62%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 8% 8 mph S 67%
11 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 8% 9 mph S 68%
12 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 8% 9 mph S 69%
1 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 8% 9 mph SSW 70%
2 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 9% 10 mph SSW 71%
3 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 9% 10 mph SSW 70%
4 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 9% 10 mph SSW 71%
5 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 9% 9 mph SSW 73%
6 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph SSW 74%
7 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph SSW 74%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 12% 8 mph SSW 70%
9 AM 31° Mostly Clear 12% 9 mph SSW 65%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/26
Partly Cloudy
8%
26°
39°
Mon
7/27
Clear
20%
24°
38°
Tue
7/28
Partly Cloudy
40%
21°
33°
Wed
7/29
Mostly Clear
36%
21°
34°
Thu
7/30
Rain
71%
21°
33°
Fri
7/31
Rain
64%
21°
30°
Sat
8/1
Rain
28%
20°
31°
Sun
8/2
Clear
18%
19°
32°
Mon
8/3
Clear
44%
21°
35°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
51%
22°
37°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
19°
34°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
21°
35°
51
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
51 AQI 9.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
41 AQI 44 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 51 Moderate 41 51
Tue 50 Good 37 50
Wed 54 Moderate 42 54
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Jul 26, 14:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE5565 J/kg
MLCAPE3428 J/kg
MUCAPE5565 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-12.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear23 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear27 kt
0–1 km SRH-7
0–3 km SRH-51
Eff. SRH-51
Storm Motion261° @ 24 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index25.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.58 in
0–3 km LR6.2 °C/km
700–500 LR7.5 °C/km
Total Totals48.8
LCL913 hPa
LFC977 hPa
EL126 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,157 ft