Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KPRO

Bayard, IA weather

Overcast and 57°14°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 23 mph36 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Low 53°12° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 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 7a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	33%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	26%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	35%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	52%	29%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	46%	24%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	22%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	36%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	39%	63%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	40%	72%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	62%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	61%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	66%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	70%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	64%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	61%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	72%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 61°16° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	73%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 61°16° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	75%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 61°16° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 58°14° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 54°12° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–66°19°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
60°16°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
60°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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
56°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–64°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–70°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Middle Raccoon River near Bayard

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft
Flow: 319 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

North Raccoon River near Jefferson

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 1,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Panorama at Panora

14 mi

Level: 45.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Raccoon River at Panora

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 321 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Bayard weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:40 PM; Morning 7:23–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:51 PM; Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bayard, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Middle Raccoon River near Bayard

North Raccoon River near Jefferson

Lake Panorama at Panora

Middle Raccoon River at Panora

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? Unknown

Moon