Tuesday, September 1, 2026  
  
 
Area Conditions for Eldon, IA
 
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Temperature: 72 oF
Feels Like: 73 oF
Humidity: 100%
Barometer: 29.99
Dew Point: 72 oF
Wind Dir.: SSW
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Sunrise: 6:34
Sunset: 7:40
Observation: Sunny
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As reported at FAIRFIELD, IA at 7:00 AM

5-day Forecast for Eldon, IA
Date Tue
9/1		 Wed
9/2		 Thu
9/3		 Fri
9/4		 Sat
9/5
Weather Condition Partly Cloudy Clear Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms
Weather Partly Cloudy Clear Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms
Temperature (°F)
Low/High		 72/95 74/95 75/94 75/93 74/92
Feels Like (°F)
Low/High		 73/104 75/104 76/104 76/102 75/102
Dew Point (°F) 70 70 72 73 75
Humidity (%) 63 59 62 65 70
Wind Speed (mph) 7 9 7 6 4
Precipitation
Chance (%)		 - - 20 20 39
Precipitation
Amount (inches)
S=Snow, L=Liquid		 None None Rain
0.06		 Rain
0.03		 Rain
0.06
Evapo-
transpiration
(inches/day)		 0.22 0.27 0.2 0.18 0.15

County Forecast for Eldon , IA
 
011900-
Wapello-
Including the city of Ottumwa
633 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026

..heat advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt wednesday   
Today   Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 101.
Tonight   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 mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 102.
Wednesday 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.
Thursday   Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 103.
Thursday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening.
Friday   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. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100.
Saturday night   Partly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday   Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday night   Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Labor day   Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

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