Observed 2:10 PM CDT at KMIW

Albion, IA weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/hgusts 18 mph30 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	39%	8%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	39%	37%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	39%	26%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	40%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	24%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	63%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	74%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	78%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	86%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	85%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	89%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	88%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	82%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 71°22°).
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Iowa River at Marshalltown

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft
Flow: 1,720 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 112 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 334 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 2,100 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

MARSHALLTOWN · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Albion weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:34 PM; Morning 7:17–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:44 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Albion. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Albion, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iowa River at Marshalltown

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon