Eldora, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eldora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle57%0.03″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—82°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail32%—83°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—75°62°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——79°62°+4°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Eldora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50627
16-Day Forecast — Eldora
- Sat82°67°57%
- Sun82°65°13%
- Mon82°65°1%
- Tue83°65°4%
- Wed83°66°32%
- Thu75°62°34%
- Fri79°62°7%
- Sat76°62°9%
- Sun75°58°9%
- Mon81°60°9%
- Tue87°68°5%
- Wed84°65°13%
- Thu87°66°19%
- Fri87°72°26%
- Sat87°70°20%
- Sun80°61°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Eldora
SPC includes Eldora in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Eldora
- 50627