Elkhart, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkhart weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain75%1.1″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—81°66°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——85°64°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail30%—87°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—81°67°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—81°66°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elkhart at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50073
16-Day Forecast — Elkhart
- Sat84°67°75%
- Sun81°66°13%
- Mon81°66°1%
- Tue85°64°1%
- Wed87°66°30%
- Thu81°67°35%
- Fri81°66°11%
- Sat76°59°7%
- Sun78°59°8%
- Mon79°58°6%
- Tue81°61°6%
- Wed80°57°16%
- Thu85°64°23%
- Fri87°66°26%
- Sat77°63°21%
- Sun74°60°23%
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 — Elkhart
SPC includes Elkhart 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 Elkhart
- 50073