Elma, Iowa Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast12%—69°54°-6°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail93%0.47″75°55°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle20%—68°51°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——68°47°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Rain18%0.29″68°56°0°
- SundayJun 21Rain40%0.97″62°59°-6°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 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 43 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:29 AM
- Moonset
- 9:11 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Elma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Elma
- Mon75°49°2%
- Tue69°54°12%
- Wed75°55°93%
- Thu68°51°20%
- Fri68°47°5%
- Sat68°56°18%
- Sun62°59°40%
- Mon59°57°27%
- Tue66°55°12%
- Wed72°58°16%
- Thu74°55°14%
- Fri76°57°32%
- Sat69°62°26%
- Sun74°60°35%
- Mon67°56°41%
- Tue69°51°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Elma
SPC has placed Elma in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Elma
- 50628