Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KCCY

Bristow, IA weather

Mostly cloudy and 59°15°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 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	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	37%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	29%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	70%	29%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	19%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	26%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	48%	49%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	66%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	73%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	42%	68%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	67%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	68%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	66%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	69%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 58°14° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	51%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 54°12° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	69%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. 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, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  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 64.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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
57°14°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 60°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–68°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.7 ft
Flow: 1,340 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek at New Hartford

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 483 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 775 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Waverly

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 6 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 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 142

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:32 PM; Morning 7:18–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:06–7:18 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bristow, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock

Beaver Creek at New Hartford

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

Cedar River at Waverly

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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