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Elk Run Heights, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Elk Run Heights, a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.

This Afternoon
76°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Elk Run Heights

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 76°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 to 8 mph SE 59%
Tonight 60°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 6 to 12 mph NNE 48%
Sunday 66°F Chance Rain Showers 15 mph NE 41%
Sunday Night 53°F Slight Chance Drizzle then Chance Rain Showers 14 mph ENE 44%
Monday 61°F Rain Showers Likely 14 mph ENE 65%
Monday Night 49°F Rain Showers Likely 12 mph NE 65%
Tuesday 61°F Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 10 mph NE 36%
Tuesday Night 45°F Partly Cloudy 5 to 8 mph ENE 3%
Wednesday 65°F Sunny 7 mph ENE 1%
Wednesday Night 50°F Partly Cloudy 6 mph ENE 3%
Thursday 67°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph E 8%
Thursday Night 52°F Partly Cloudy 3 mph E 6%
Friday 69°F Mostly Sunny 6 mph ESE 5%
Friday Night 53°F Partly Cloudy 5 mph ESE 8%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Elk Run Heights (42.469, -92.256). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Elk Run Heights

Last spring frost
Apr 27
First fall frost
Oct 10
Growing season
165 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Elk Run Heights: nearby ZIP 50707 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Waterloo Muni Ap, Ia (8.1 mi from Elk Run Heights). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.