Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KIFA

Alden, IA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° warmer than this time yesterday (71°22° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Mostly 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 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	29%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	63%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	73%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	61%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	49%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	66%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	66%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	75%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	77%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	61%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	59%	83%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	53%	87%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	49%	79%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	78%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	41%	79%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	90%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	81%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	87%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	95%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
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 68°20°).
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  40% 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°–72°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg

11 mi

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Steamboat Rock

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 452 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 332 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell

19 mi

Level: 81.4 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 143

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Iowa Falls · 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

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:35 PM; Morning 7:19–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:46 PM; Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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