Monday, January 5, 2026  
  
 
Area Conditions for Eldon, IA
 
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Temperature: 36 oF
Feels Like: 29 oF
Humidity: 93%
Barometer: 29.79
Dew Point: 34 oF
Wind Dir.: SSW
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Sunrise: 7:32
Sunset: 4:53
Observation: Clear
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As reported at FAIRFIELD, IA at 3:00 AM

5-day Forecast for Eldon, IA
Date Mon
1/5		 Tue
1/6		 Wed
1/7		 Thu
1/8		 Fri
1/9
Weather Condition Mostly Cloudy Cloudy Partly Cloudy Rain Rain
Weather Mostly Cloudy Cloudy Partly Cloudy Rain Rain
Temperature (°F)
Low/High		 32/50 36/47 31/55 37/49 35/43
Feels Like (°F)
Low/High		 25/50 29/42 26/55 32/46 25/37
Dew Point (°F) 36 37 34 39 37
Humidity (%) 87 88 72 86 92
Wind Speed (mph) 7 10 9 7 12
Precipitation
Chance (%)		 - - - 80 80
Precipitation
Amount (inches)
S=Snow, L=Liquid		 None None None Rain
0.49		 Rain
0.48
Evapo-
transpiration
(inches/day)		 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.03 0.02

County Forecast for Eldon , IA
 
051700-
Wapello-
Including the city of Ottumwa
317 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026

Today   Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
Tonight   Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday   Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Tuesday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph.
Wednesday   Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday night   Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Thursday   Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Thursday night   Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Friday   Rain likely. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Friday night   Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Saturday   Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday night   Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
Sunday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

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