Monday, August 31, 2026  
 
 
Area Conditions for Eldon, IA
 
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Temperature: 88 oF
Feels Like: 96 oF
Humidity: 62%
Barometer: 29.92
Dew Point: 73 oF
Wind Dir.: SW
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:33
Sunset: 7:42
Observation: Sunny
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As reported at FAIRFIELD, IA at 2:00 PM

5-day Forecast for Eldon, IA
Date Mon
8/31
Tue
9/1
Wed
9/2
Thu
9/3
Fri
9/4
Weather Condition Mostly Cloudy Thunder Storms Partly Cloudy Thunder Storms Thunder Storms
Weather Mostly Cloudy Thunder Storms Partly Cloudy Thunder Storms Thunder Storms
Temperature (°F)
Low/High
73/93 73/95 74/96 74/93 74/93
Feels Like (°F)
Low/High
82/102 74/101 75/101 75/101 75/102
Dew Point (°F) 74 69 68 71 73
Humidity (%) 59 59 54 62 65
Wind Speed (mph) 7 6 9 7 6
Precipitation
Chance
(%)
- 20 - 23 32
Precipitation
Amount
(inches)
S=Snow, L=Liquid
None Rain
0.03
None Rain
0.04
Rain
0.08
Evapo-
transpiration

(inches/day)
0.2 0.23 0.27 0.2 0.19

County Forecast for Eldon , IA
 
010200-
Wapello-
Including the city of Ottumwa
148 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026

..heat advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt wednesday   
This afternoon   Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 102.
Tonight   Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 101 early in the evening.
Tuesday   Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 102.
Tuesday night   Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening.
Wednesday   Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 104.
Wednesday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening.
Thursday   Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100.
Thursday night   Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening.
Friday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 100.
Friday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening.
Saturday   Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday night   Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Sunday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

DTN Weather Summary

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Bryce Anderson – DTN Meteorologist
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Posted at 5:36AM Mon Aug 31, 2026 CDT
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