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Elk Run Heights, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elk Run Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Elk Run Heights, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:22 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Elk Run Heights, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElk Run Heights, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 83°
Elk Run Heights, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    58%
    0.74″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    81°67°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°65°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    37%
    84°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    78°64°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    80°63°+2°
Elk Run Heights, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 85°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 19 @ 6:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Elk Run Heights, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.7982.1984.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elk Run Heights, IA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Elk Run Heights, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.1mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
20:22 UTC · Elk Run Heights, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:22 UTC · Elk Run Heights, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elk Run Heights, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elk Run Heights, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elk Run Heights, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elk Run Heights, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elk Run Heights, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elk Run Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Elk Run Heights

  1. Sat83°69°58%
  2. Sun81°67°11%
  3. Mon81°65°3%
  4. Tue82°63°2%
  5. Wed84°65°37%
  6. Thu78°64°43%
  7. Fri80°63°13%
  8. Sat75°61°8%
  9. Sun77°57°12%
  10. Mon77°57°9%
  11. Tue79°60°10%
  12. Wed77°58°23%
  13. Thu80°64°26%
  14. Fri81°65°25%
  15. Sat74°60°24%
  16. Sun74°58°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Elk Run Heights

SPC includes Elk Run Heights 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 Run Heights

  • 50707
  • 50703

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.