Ellston, Iowa Weather
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Ellston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers39%—88°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm55%0.03″79°69°-9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—81°67°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle——78°65°-3°
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.
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
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sun88°67°8%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed88°66°39%
- Thu79°69°55%
- Fri81°67°28%
- Sat78°65°7%
- Sun77°61°6%
- Mon82°60°2%
- Tue86°65°2%
- Wed83°68°5%
- Thu89°72°19%
- Fri93°73°13%
- Sat92°73°14%
- 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