Observed 3:50 PM CDT at KFXY

Britt, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the south. 610–14 mph22 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 66Moderate; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h Monday 10–11 AM

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	37%	20%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	33%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	77%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	96%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	96%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	85%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	50%	83%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	48%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	50%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	61%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	63%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	68%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	40°4°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	63%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	99%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	55%	90%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	91%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	95%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	90%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 63°17°).
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  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 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.8 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  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
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Snow 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 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
49°9°–73°23°
Low, likely
33°1°–56°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 44°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–72°; chance of precipitation on 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

West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt

1.0 mi

Level: 75.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Clear Lake at Clear Lake

21 mi

Level: 4.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Des Moines River near Algona

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.8 ft
Flow: 188 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 155

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Forest City 2 Nne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Britt weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:36 PM; Morning 7:22–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:47 PM; Morning 7:10–7:22 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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