Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KGGI

Chelsea, IA weather

Sunny and 76°24°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 76°24°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	46%	32%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	18%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	47%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	33%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	61%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	54%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	76%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	43%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	69%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	65%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	83%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	85%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	56%	88%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	79%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	89%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  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 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Snow 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Richland Creek near Haven

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.3 ft
Flow: 64 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek near Elberon

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 241 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut Creek near Hartwick

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Belle Plaine

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.4 ft
Flow: 2,820 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 133

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Belle Plaine · 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 12°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
+16°+9°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:31 PM; Morning 7:15–8:11 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 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

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

Chelsea, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Richland Creek near Haven

Salt Creek near Elberon

Walnut Creek near Hartwick

Iowa River at Belle Plaine

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