Storm Lake at Storm Lake
15 mi- Level
- 13.4 ft
Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 3:15 PM CDT at KSPW
Mostly sunny and 70°21°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°), high 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°).
Now 70°21°
Mostly sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 49% | 55% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 53% | 79% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 53% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 58% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 62% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 67% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 72% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 74% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 74% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 77% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 77% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 77% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 80% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 83% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 83% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 83% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 80% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 86% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 72% | 87% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 64% | 91% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 60% | 85% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 56% | 77% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 74% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 56% | 68% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 50% | 64% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 52% | 63% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 52% | 75% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 53% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 64% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 63% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 66% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 66% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 69% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 64% | 94% | 1 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 59% | 87% | 2 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 55% | 99% | 2 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 53% | 97% | 3 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
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°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.32 in8.1 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.12 in3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Dry, high 65°, low 44°, cooling off.
41% chance of rain, high 63°, low 49°.
Highs 56–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 85% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).
Today, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.
On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Aurelia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:25 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing