Elberon, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elberon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Clear——85°67°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—83°67°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm52%0.02″81°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Showers34%1.1″77°68°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear24%—84°65°+7°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——87°70°+3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 43 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 12:30 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Elberon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 52225
16-Day Forecast — Elberon
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue89°67°1%
- Wed83°67°20%
- Thu81°68°52%
- Fri77°68°34%
- Sat84°65°24%
- Sun87°70°7%
- Mon91°72°4%
- Tue91°73°4%
- Wed79°66°9%
- Thu72°60°21%
- Fri74°56°17%
- Sat77°58°21%
- Sun80°59°26%
- Mon80°61°26%
- Tue81°62°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Elberon
SPC includes Elberon in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Elberon
- 52225