Ely, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ely weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain67%1.1″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——87°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°64°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail35%—84°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle47%0.05″75°65°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—79°66°+4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ely at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 52227
16-Day Forecast — Ely
- Sat85°68°67%
- Sun86°70°6%
- Mon87°68°3%
- Tue83°64°1%
- Wed84°65°35%
- Thu75°65°47%
- Fri79°66°14%
- Sat76°63°8%
- Sun76°55°7%
- Mon80°59°6%
- Tue85°68°4%
- Wed81°66°18%
- Thu86°69°19%
- Fri87°74°19%
- Sat89°77°29%
- Sun82°62°14%
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 — Ely
SPC includes Ely 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 Ely
- 52227