Observed 10:53 PM CDT at KDBQ

Bernard, IA weather

Clear and 56°13°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 56°13°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 55°13° by 10 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 11p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	62%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	70%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	77%	93%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	69%	89%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	62%	84%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	83%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	84%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	86%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	86%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	87%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	84%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	62%	76%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	68%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	71%	0
Mon 10p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	74%	80%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
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 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 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
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  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
46°8°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; 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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 26,900 cfs

Forecast peak 7.6 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Dubuque (LD11)

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 31,500 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Bellevue

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 32,100 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 480 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Dubuque Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1874–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:25 PM; Morning 7:09–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:58–7:09 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bernard, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

Mississippi River at Dubuque (LD11)

Mississippi River at Bellevue

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

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