Thursday, July 2, 2026  
 
 
Area Conditions for Eldon, IA
 
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Temperature: 90 oF
Feels Like: 103 oF
Humidity: 67%
Barometer: 30.02
Dew Point: 77 oF
Wind Dir.: SSW
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Sunrise: 5:40
Sunset: 8:44
Observation: Mostly Sunny
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As reported at FAIRFIELD, IA at 2:00 PM

5-day Forecast for Eldon, IA
Date Thu
7/2
Fri
7/3
Sat
7/4
Sun
7/5
Mon
7/6
Weather Condition Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Rain
Weather Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Rain
Temperature (°F)
Low/High
73/93 72/90 71/89 69/85 65/85
Feels Like (°F)
Low/High
86/101 74/99 72/99 69/91 65/88
Dew Point (°F) 73 73 73 70 66
Humidity (%) 55 73 75 76 69
Wind Speed (mph) 12 9 7 7 6
Precipitation
Chance
(%)
28 40 49 48 45
Precipitation
Amount
(inches)
S=Snow, L=Liquid
Rain
0.06
Rain
0.71
Rain
0.54
Rain
0.38
Rain
0.18
Evapo-
transpiration

(inches/day)
0.28 0.2 0.19 0.17 0.17

County Forecast for Eldon , IA
 
030300-
Wapello-
Including the city of Ottumwa
208 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

..extreme heat warning in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening   
Tonight   Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 102 early early.
Friday   Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 102.
Friday night   Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Independence day   Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up to 100.
Saturday night   Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday   Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday night   Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Monday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Monday night   Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Tuesday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Tuesday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Wednesday   Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday night   Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday   Mostly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

DTN Weather Summary

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Bryce Anderson – DTN Meteorologist
Hot, Humid, Stormy Holiday Weekend
Posted at 11:59AM Thu Jul 2, 2026 CDT
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