Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KOOA

Barnes City, IA weather

Sunny and 66°19°.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south. 58–11 mph18 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (66°19° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	26%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	25%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	42%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	41%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	41%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	27%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	7%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	53%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	66%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	66%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	56%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	62%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	68%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	61%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	62%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	67%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	88%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–64°18°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; 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

Deep River at Deep River

8.3 mi

Level: 67.0 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Creek near Lacey

11 mi

Level: 75.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.9 ft
Flow: 2,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Skunk River near Sigourney

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 703 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:32 PM; Morning 7:14–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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