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Observed 6:54 AM CDT at KTQE

Castana, IA weather

Clear and 58°14°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°), high 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°).

Mostly agree

Now 58°14°

Clear

Wind
6 mph9 km/h
From the south-southeast. Gusts to 24 mph39 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point
48°9°
Comfortable
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.11 inHg1020 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for
  • High 73°23° today at 2 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
  • Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
  • Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h tomorrow night 11 PM–midnight
  • Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
  1. This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  2. This afternoonNear 70°21° · Mostly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (30%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 7aClear62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)62°17°5%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h58%21%0
Sat 8aMostly sunny61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)61°16°5%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h59%24%0
Sat 9aPartly sunny62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)62°17°5%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h64%56%0
Sat 10aSunny66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)66°19°5%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h59%17%1
Sat 11aSunny69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)69°21°5%12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h54%31%2
Sat 12pCloudy71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)71°22°5%10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h53%79%3
Sat 1pMostly cloudy72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)72°22°5%9 mph14 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h52%63%3
Sat 2pCloudy73°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)73°23°5%9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h51%81%3
Sat 3pCloudy72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)72°22°5%9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h52%64%2
Sat 4pMostly cloudy70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)70°21°5%9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h53%60%1
Sat 5pPartly sunny68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)68°20°5%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h54%52%1
Sat 6pCloudy65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)65°18°5%9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h58%74%0
Sat 7pCloudy61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)61°16°5%8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h62%78%0
Sat 8pCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)58°14°5%8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h69%80%0
Sat 9pCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)56°13°10%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h74%82%0
Sat 10pCloudy55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)55°13°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h77%81%0
Sat 11pCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)54°12°10%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h83%79%0
Sun 12aCloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)53°12°10%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h86%75%0
Sun 1aMostly cloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)53°12°10%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h86%56%0
Sun 2aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)52°11°10%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h89%79%0
Sun 3aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)52°11°10%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h86%75%0
Sun 4aCloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)51°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h89%81%0
Sun 5aMostly cloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)49°9°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h92%63%0
Sun 6aCloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)48°9°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h91%79%0
Sun 7aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)48°9°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h91%74%0
Sun 8aMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)47°8°5%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h95%53%0
Sun 9aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)51°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h92%64%0
Sun 10aCloudy56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)56°13°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h80%66%1
Sun 11aPartly sunny59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)59°15°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h72%68%2
Sun 12pCloudy62°17° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)62°17°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h67%73%3
Sun 1pCloudy65°18° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h61%76%4
Sun 2pPartly sunny67°19° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h57%76%4
Sun 3pPartly sunny68°20° (likely 61°16° to 73°23°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h54%70%4
Sun 4pCloudy69°21° (likely 61°16° to 73°23°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h51%66%3
Sun 5pCloudy67°19° (likely 59°15° to 73°23°)67°19°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h53%75%2
Sun 6pCloudy66°19° (likely 55°13° to 70°21°)66°19°5%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h57%72%1
Sun 7pCloudy63°17° (likely 53°12° to 66°19°)63°17°5%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h59%73%0
Sun 8pCloudy58°14° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)58°14°5%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h67%76%0
Sun 9pCloudy56°13° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)56°13°5%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h69%81%0
Sun 10pCloudy54°12° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)54°12°5%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h71%93%0
Sun 11pCloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)53°12°5%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h71%96%0
Mon 12aCloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)53°12°5%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h69%98%0
Mon 1aCloudy52°11° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)52°11°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h71%96%0
Mon 2aCloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)51°11°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h74%97%0
Mon 3aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)47°8°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h78%87%0
Mon 4aCloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)47°8°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h80%88%0
Mon 5aCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)46°8°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h83%86%0
Mon 6aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)44°7°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h83%89%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 61°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 73°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    71°22°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    61°16°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 70°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    64°18°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 65°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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. South southwest wind around 8 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 58°15°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      Dry

    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 67. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    67°19°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 67°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      20% 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 after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    66°19°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 71°22°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 69°20°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 63°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 65. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      50% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 67°19°

      50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
    60°16°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–68°20°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      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.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    59°15°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 52°11°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    29 mph47 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 74°, low 48°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 69°, low 47°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    47% chance of rain, high 64°, low 49°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 61–67°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OAX) (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

Maple River at Mapleton

7.7 mi
Below flood stage
Level
5.0 ft
Flow
247 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Sioux River near Turin

8.1 mi
Below flood stage
Level
8.1 ft
Flow
1,020 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin

8.6 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Willow Creek near Soldier

15 mi
Below flood stage
Level
65.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 146

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Mapleton No.2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Forecast high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Record high
84°29° in 2022
Record low
15°−9° in 2020

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −5°−3°SunOct 18
  2. +5°+3°MonOct 19
  3. +6°+3°TueOct 20
  4. +7°+4°WedOct 21
  5. +15°+8°ThuOct 22
  6. +16°+9°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:28 PM.

Daylight
10 h 41 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour
5:49–6:45 PM
Morning 7:29–8:25 AM
Blue hour
6:45–6:56 PM
Morning 7:18–7:29 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking southeast from Castana.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.