Ely, Iowa Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ely weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°69°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—84°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle45%—81°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—81°67°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle15%—82°67°+1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Ely at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 52227
16-Day Forecast — Ely
- Sun85°69°7%
- Mon86°67°0%
- Tue83°67°1%
- Wed84°67°16%
- Thu81°70°45%
- Fri81°67°31%
- Sat82°67°15%
- Sun87°70°6%
- Mon91°71°6%
- Tue80°66°6%
- Wed80°61°12%
- Thu78°62°22%
- Fri71°66°26%
- Sat75°64°26%
- Sun79°62°15%
- Mon79°64°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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