Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KCSQ

Blockton, IA weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–9 mph15 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (73°23° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	6%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	45%	46%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	30%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	68%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	64%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	70%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	71%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	59%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	68%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	71%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	73%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	75%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	79%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	79%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	98%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	89%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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 70.
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°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  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
51°11°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–72°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

East Fork 102 River at Bedford

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · 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 8Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Mount Ayr · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

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: 5:46–6:41 PM; Morning 7:21–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:52 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 68% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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