Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KHNR

Avoca, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (75°24° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	39%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	69%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	52%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	82%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	61%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	77%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	68%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	73%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	79%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	76%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	89%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	49%	95%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	95%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	78%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. West wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
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. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Storms 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  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 75. South southeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 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.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°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
52°11°–78°26°
Low, likely
36°2°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
26 mph42 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 74°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Highs 61–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OAX) (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

West Nishnabotna River near Hancock

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 589 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 344 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 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 11Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Oakland · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1919–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:44 PM; Morning 7:26–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:55 PM; Morning 7:15–7:26 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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