Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KALO

Cedar Falls, IA weather

Clear and 61°16°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south-southeast. 914–13 mph21 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° warmer than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 56°13° today at 6 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 75°24° today at 2 PM

TonightNear 58°14° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 1 AM · 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 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	75%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	64%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	45%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	41%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	56%	45%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	30%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	33%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	44%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	57%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	60%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	70%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	71%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	69%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	74%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 60°16° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	73%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 61°16° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	92%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. 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 67°19°).
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
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 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% 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
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 49°9°
  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
51°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Cedar River at Cedar Falls

1.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 81.1 ft
Flow: 4,360 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Waterloo

6.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 5,060 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft
Flow: 504 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

8.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft
Flow: 779 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Waterloo Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cedar Falls weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:31 PM; Morning 7:15–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 7:04–7:15 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Cedar Falls, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cedar River at Cedar Falls

Cedar River at Waterloo

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

For your home

Heating this week

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