Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KBNW

Boone, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/hgusts 22 mph35 km/h; From the south-southeast. 1016–13 mph21 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.1 inHg1019 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 44 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	41%	18%	1
Fri 6p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	27%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	29%	0
Fri 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	58%	65%	0
Fri 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	65%	75%	0
Fri 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	67%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	75%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	88%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	53%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	67%	43%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	41%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	51%	68%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	43%	63%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	41%	55%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	41%	64%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	65%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	73%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	76%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	57%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	75%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	66%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	63%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	65%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	65%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	67%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
52°11°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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
55°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
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
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Sunday
Dry, high 71°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–68°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Ioway Creek near Ames Cameron School Rd

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 108 cfs

Reading from Fri 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Bluff Creek at Pilot Mound

11 mi

Level: 81.1 ft

Reading from Fri 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 371 cfs

Reading from Fri 4 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Ames W Riverside Rd

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 536 cfs

Reading from Fri 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 131

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–4:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

BOONE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−4°SatOct 17
−3°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:39 PM; Morning 7:19–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:42 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Boone, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ioway Creek near Ames Cameron School Rd

Bluff Creek at Pilot Mound

Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way

South Skunk River near Ames W Riverside Rd

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon