Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KPEA

Batavia, IA weather

Sunny and 78°25°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 78°25°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	11%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	40%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	5%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	14%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	24%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	65%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	58%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	58%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	80%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	66%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	63%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	73%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	70%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	93%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	91%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	82%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	69%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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 75°24°).
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
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 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% 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.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Snow 0.45 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 47°9°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
50°10°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Des Moines River at Keosauqua

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.1 ft
Flow: 12,600 cfs

Forecast peak 14.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Ottumwa

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 12,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:20 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek near Ottumwa US 34

15 mi

Level: 79.5 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

North Skunk River near Sigourney

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 692 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Fairfield · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
+14°+8°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:31 PM; Morning 7:13–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Batavia, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Des Moines River at Keosauqua

Des Moines River at Ottumwa

Bear Creek near Ottumwa US 34

North Skunk River near Sigourney

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? Fair

Moon