Observed 6:30 AM CDT at KSDA

Bedford, IA weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 22 mph35 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 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

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 56°13° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° 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

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	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	45%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	32%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	24%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	60%	21%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	53%	17%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	14%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	23%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	19%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	39%	20%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	39%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	71%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	43%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	67%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	71%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	72%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	72%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	45%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	78%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	87%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Storms 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  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 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
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 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. 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
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–64°18°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.34 in8.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–64°18°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–72°; 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

East Fork 102 River at Bedford

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Nodaway River at Clarinda

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.3 ft
Flow: 519 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake Creek near Yorktown

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 79.8 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:42 PM; Morning 7:22–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:53 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bedford, IA weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East Fork 102 River at Bedford

East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda

Nodaway River at Clarinda

Snake Creek near Yorktown

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon