Observed 6:35 AM CDT at KCKP

Alton, IA weather

Clear and 59°15°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~8 PM–1 AM (51%).

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.11 inHg1020 hPa; Rising · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 2 PM
Rain today 2 PM–1 AM (50%, 0.16 in4.1 mm)
Below 60°16° tonight after 6 PM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow night 11 PM–1 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (70%, 1.1 in27 mm)

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
This afternoonDown to 61°16° by 5 PM · Rain 2–6 PM (30%)
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Rain 6 PM–1 AM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (70%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	10%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	19%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	60%	65%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	64%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	55%	85%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	89%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	76%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	61%	94%	1
Sat 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	93%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	92%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	94%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	97%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	99%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	99%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Showers	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	86%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	86%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	74%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	69%	92%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	85%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	62%	67%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	67%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	58%	69%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	57%	73%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	57%	79%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	59%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	68%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	71%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	79%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	82%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	86%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	38°3°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	37°3°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	93%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	35°2°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	99%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered rain showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 56°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 47°8°
  70% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
59°15°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
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
57°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  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
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
31% chance of rain, high 70°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 41°, cooling off.
Monday
76% chance of rain, high 56°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Saturday.

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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

Floyd River at Alton

0.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Burr Oak Creek above Perkins

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Floyd River near Sanborn

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 83.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rock Valley

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 483 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 147

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

LE MARS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+10°+5°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+17°+9°ThuOct 22
+19°+11°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:44 PM; Morning 7:30–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:56 PM; Morning 7:19–7:30 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Alton, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Floyd River at Alton

Burr Oak Creek above Perkins

Little Floyd River near Sanborn

Rock River at Rock Valley

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon