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Ellston, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ellston, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 12:26 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Ellston, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEllston, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 88°
Ellston, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°67°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°65°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    39%
    88°66°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.03″
    79°69°-9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    81°67°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    78°65°-3°
Ellston, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · veering 97°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
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 7 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 97° from the w.
Ellston, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.5970.1971.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ellston, IA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ellston, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.9mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
05:26 UTC · Ellston, 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
05:26 UTC · Ellston, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ellston, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ellston, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ellston, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ellston, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ellston, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50074

15-Day Forecast — Ellston

  1. Sun88°67°8%
  2. Mon89°67°2%
  3. Tue84°65°1%
  4. Wed88°66°39%
  5. Thu79°69°55%
  6. Fri81°67°28%
  7. Sat78°65°7%
  8. Sun77°61°6%
  9. Mon82°60°2%
  10. Tue86°65°2%
  11. Wed83°68°5%
  12. Thu89°72°19%
  13. Fri93°73°13%
  14. Sat92°73°14%
  15. Sun86°68°13%

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 — Ellston

SPC includes Ellston 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 Ellston

  • 50074

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.