Indian Creek near Mingo
8.2 mi- Level
- 4.8 ft
- Flow
- 321 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KTNU
Baxter, IA weather
Sunny and 72°22°.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°), high 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°).
Now 72°22°
Sunny
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h
- From the south-southwest. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 1 AM
- Dew point
- 48°9°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 4Moderate
- Moderate until 4 PM
- Pressure
- 30.26 inHg1025 hPa
- Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (72°22° then, 72°22° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 43% | 16% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 40% | 38% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 39% | 28% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 39% | 46% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 40% | 59% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly clear | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 46% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Partly cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 52% | 59% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 63% | 27% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 65% | 45% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 70% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 72% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 75% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 77% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 80% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 80% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 80% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 83% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 86% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 83% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 77% | 63% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 67% | 75% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 59% | 74% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 53% | 77% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 49% | 79% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 48% | 75% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 46% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 45% | 80% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 48% | 79% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 51% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 59% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 70% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 72% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 75% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 78% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 83% | 77% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 83% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 83% | 77% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 83% | 77% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 83% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 81% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 82% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 77% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 69% | 82% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 62% | 90% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 55% | 86% | 3 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–57°14°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–53°12°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–54°12°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
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 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–56°13°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 58°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 65°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 60°16°30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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 71. 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
- 71°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–60°16°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 60°16°30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–59°15°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 62°17°20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 73°23°20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 68°20°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 63°17°40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–64°18°
- Wind
- 20 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 61°16°50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 65°18°50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 59°15°50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 60°16°50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–59°15°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 60°16°40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 61°16°30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 53°11°30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 46°8°30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
- 59°15°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–60°16°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 47°8°30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 54°12°30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 52°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
- 50°10°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°–62°17°
- Wind
- 27 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–71°; 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
Below flood stage
South Skunk River at Colfax
11 mi- Level
- 10.2 ft
- Flow
- 1,180 cfs
Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Timber Creek near Marshalltown
20 mi- Level
- 3.4 ft
- Flow
- 112 cfs
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Iowa River at Marshalltown
21 mi- Level
- 12.1 ft
- Flow
- 1,720 cfs
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:17 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 42 min
- Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:38–6:34 PM
- Morning 7:18–8:14 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:34–6:45 PM
- Morning 7:06–7:18 AM; first light 7:06 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:15 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
