Elliott, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elliott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle74%0.04″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle18%0.03″86°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——84°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle37%—91°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%0.02″82°68°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—84°67°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
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
Elliott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51532
16-Day Forecast — Elliott
- Sat82°69°74%
- Sun86°66°18%
- Mon84°67°1%
- Tue85°67°1%
- Wed91°68°37%
- Thu82°68°45%
- Fri84°67°26%
- Sat80°67°8%
- Sun79°61°5%
- Mon84°62°3%
- Tue90°67°4%
- Wed85°68°12%
- Thu92°74°16%
- Fri93°75°14%
- Sat93°75°26%
- Sun86°69°18%
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 — Elliott
SPC includes Elliott 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 Elliott
- 51532