East Fork Des Moines River near Algona
8.1 mi- Level
- 7.8 ft
- Flow
- 188 cfs
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KAXA
Burt, IA weather
Sunny and 75°24°.
Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°), high 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°).
Now 75°24°
Sunny
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/hgusts 15 mph24 km/h
- From the west-southwest. 711–9 mph15 km/h through 5 AM
- Dew point
- 54°12°
- Comfortable · down to 45°7° by 5 AM
- UV tomorrow
- 4Moderate
- Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
- Pressure
- 30.18 inHg1022 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 75°24° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 3 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° by 4 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 44% | 84% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 51% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 58% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 62% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 69% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 72% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 74% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 77% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 86% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 86% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 83% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 86% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 83% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 86% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 83% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 74% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 64% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 62% | 98% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 58% | 94% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 58% | 96% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 54% | 93% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 50% | 91% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 51% | 90% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 51% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 53% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 63% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 66% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 66% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 65% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 65% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 68% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 68% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 68% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h | 71% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 71% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 68% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 68% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 73% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 71% | 98% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 69% | 92% | 1 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 64% | 98% | 1 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 62% | 96% | 2 |
| Mon 2p | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 60% | 89% | 3 |
| Mon 3p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 58% | 94% | 3 |
| Mon 4p | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 58% | 82% | 2 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. West wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–53°12°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 46°8°20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–63°17°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–48°9°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 44°7°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 62°17°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 56°13°30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 57°14°–62°17°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–50°10°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 58°14°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°17°20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 57°14°20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
- 66°19°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–57°14°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 61°16°20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 51°11°20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–53°12°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 58°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 55°13°30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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 71°22°).
- High, likely
- 65°18°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–54°12°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 57°14°40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 71°21°30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 66°19°40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 60°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°
- Wind
- 22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 66°19°50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 60°16°50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 57°14°50% chance · 0.2 in5.2 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
- 57°14°–61°16°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 55°13°20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 50°10°20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Snow, 44°7°20% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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
- 57°14°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–57°14°
- Wind
- 23 mph37 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Snow 0.52 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Snow, 47°8°20% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 56°13°40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 51°10°40% 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
- 49°9°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 32°0°–55°13°
- Wind
- 26 mph42 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 44°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 50°.
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
Below flood stage
West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt
23 mi- Level
- 75.7 ft
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg
25 mi- Level
- 1.0 ft
- Flow
- 250 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:19 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 38 min
- Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:39–6:37 PM
- Morning 7:23–8:21 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:37–6:48 PM
- Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:18 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
