Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KFOD

Barnum, IA weather

Mostly sunny and 73°23°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the west-southwest. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · 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	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	27%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	31%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	31%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	89%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	66%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	76%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	73%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	67%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	71%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	71%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	71%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	71%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	71%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	66%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	93%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	58%	86%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	82%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	97%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	85%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	85%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 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, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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 73.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  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
49°9°–72°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Highs 58–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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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

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge

5.8 mi

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 247 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 1,520 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 587 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 367 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 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 140

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Rockwell City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Barnum 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: 5:42–6:39 PM; Morning 7:23–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Barnum, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon