Elk Horn, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Horn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——88°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——90°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail49%—86°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%—80°64°-6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy14%—84°64°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——76°65°-8°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elk Horn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51531
15-Day Forecast — Elk Horn
- Sun88°66°6%
- Mon90°67°2%
- Tue85°66°6%
- Wed86°68°49%
- Thu80°64°49%
- Fri84°64°14%
- Sat76°65°7%
- Sun79°60°7%
- Mon83°62°4%
- Tue87°67°1%
- Wed86°68°5%
- Thu90°72°19%
- Fri93°74°10%
- Sat92°73°19%
- Sun85°67°10%
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 — Elk Horn
SPC includes Elk Horn 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 Elk Horn
- 51531