Outdoor conditions in

Elkader

Iowa
Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers Likely74% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers91% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 55°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers97% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers96% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 57°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 57°Rain Showers88% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  9. 56°Rain Showers Likely74% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  10. 57°Rain Showers Likely70% rain83% humidityGusts 18 mph
  11. 55°Rain Showers Likely60% rain90% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 52°Chance Rain Showers39% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 51°Chance Rain Showers37% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 49°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  16. 48°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 21 mph
  17. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  18. 47°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  21. 45°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  22. 45°Partly Sunny9% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 45°Chance Rain Showers27% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
83–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
30%
Humidity
54–96%
Wind
31 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–100%
Wind
17 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 57° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 83–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 52° / 38°Friday looks breezy.30% rain · Humidity 54–96% · Wind 31 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Driftless Area South area · Updated Thu 9:25 AM
13GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground13 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Elkader radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Elkader.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Driftless Area South area, about 53 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Elkader, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.