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Elkader, IA 52043 Weather
Today: Sunny, high 64°F, low 39°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).
Elkader, IA 52043 current weather
53°F
Sunny
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 64° / L 39°
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/29/2026, 6:36 AM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/29/2026, 6:36 AM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/29Low 39°High 64°
Today: Sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
SunnyFri10/3058% chance of precipitationLow 46°High 59°
Friday: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. East wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain ShowersSat10/3171% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 63°
Saturday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Rain Showers LikelySun11/1Low 50°High 69°
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Partly SunnyMon11/273% chance of precipitationLow 53°High 67°
Monday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 3 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Rain Showers LikelyTue11/366% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 67°
Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Rain Showers LikelyWed11/453% chance of precipitationLow 43°High 63°
Wednesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Rain Showers
Forecast for 42.839, -91.393 from the NWS ARX office, updated 10/29/2026, 6:36 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov
Hazardous weather outlookIssued 10/29/2026, 3:41 AM CDT
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Minnesota: northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin.
Day one: Today and Tonight
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
Days two through seven: Friday through Wednesday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
Spotter information statement
No action needed.
Emergency management coordination
No webinar is scheduled.
Forecaster's discussionIssued 10/29/2026, 5:58 AM CDT
Key messages
- Dry thorough tonight.
- Rain chances return Friday and continue into Saturday night.
- A more significant system could impact the area from Monday into Wednesday.
Discussion
Issued at 116 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026
Today and Tonight
High pressure will provide dry weather through tonight. High temperatures will range from the mid-50s to mid-60s. Low temperatures will range from the lower 30s to lower 40s.
Friday into Saturday Night
The surface high will move east from the Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic region. As this high moves away, 850 mb moisture transport will gradually increase ahead of a slowly moving shortwave trough embedded in the southwest flow aloft. This system will produce showers as it moves slowly northeast through the region. Rainfall amounts will be up to a quarter of an inch. The probabilities for greater than this total is up to 20 percent north of Interstate 94 and 20 to 40 percent elsewhere.
High temperatures will range from the mid-50s to lower 60s. Low temperatures will range from the mid-30s to mid-40s on Friday night and from the lower 40s to lower 50s on Saturday night.
Sunday and Sunday night
High pressure will provide dry weather. High temperatures will be in the 60s. Low temperatures will range from the mid-40s to lower 50s.
Monday into Wednesday
There continues to be much uncertainty on whether systems in the northern and southern streams will phase somewhere from the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes. If these systems phase, there will be cyclogenesis across the region. At this time, this would likely take place to our west and then the low would either track east across Upper Mississippi River Valley or north and northeast across northern Minnesota and the northern Great Lakes.
If these systems do not phase, there will be 2 weaker low pressure systems. One would move to our west and north and another would track to our south an east. With these various scenarios, there is much uncertainty on temperatures and precipitation amounts.
High temperatures will be in the 60s Monday and Tuesday and from the mid-50s to mid-60s on Wednesday. Low temperatures will range from the upper 40s to mid-50s on Monday night and from the mid-40s to lower 50s on Tuesday night.
Aviation
Issued at 556 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026
High pressure will provide clear skies through tonight. Wind will be northeast at 5 to 15 knots today and light and variable tonight.
Watches, warnings and advisories
WI: None. MN: None. IA: None.
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
Next 6 hours
NWS hourly forecast
- Now53°Sunny0%6 mph
- 10 AM54°Sunny0%7 mph
- 11 AM58°Sunny0%7 mph
- 12 PM61°Sunny0%7 mph
- 1 PM62°Sunny0%7 mph
- 2 PM63°Sunny0%7 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (up to 24 hours) and GOES
Frequently asked questions
- What is the high temperature today in Elkader, IA 52043?
- The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 64°F. Sunny.
- Will it rain in Elkader, IA 52043 in the next 24 hours?
- The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Elkader, IA 52043 today?
- Sunrise is about 7:36 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:02 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Elkader, IA 52043?
- At Elkader 6 Ssw, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 62°F and the normal low is 37°F.
Nearby hazards
Iowa hazardsSevere storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area
- Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
- Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
- River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
- Active wildfires within 50 miles: Toe Fire (0 acres)
UV and air quality forecast
EPA and AirNow
- UV index today (Elkader)
- 3Moderate
- 110a
- 211a
- 312p
- 31p
- 32p
- 23p
- 14p
- AQI forecast today (Northeast Iowa)
- 42GoodOzone
- AQI forecast tomorrow (Northeast Iowa)
- 31GoodOzone
Drought
By countyClayton County, week of 10/20/2026
No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:36 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 26 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 87% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 7:07 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 6:31 PM
- Moonrise
- 8:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:59 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 62°, low 37°, precipitation 2.92 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Elkader 6 Ssw, 5 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA
- Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
- National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
- WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
- UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
- AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
- U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
- BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
- GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
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