Observed 9:35 PM CDT at KFKA

Chester, IA weather

Overcast and 64°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/hgusts 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southwest. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
High 65°18° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 59°15° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 53°12° by 9 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 10p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	76%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 51°11° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	88%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	57%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	61%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	60%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	65%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	95%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	94%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	91%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	92%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	53%	91%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	53%	95%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	53%	97%	2
Mon 5p	Drizzle	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	86%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	96%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	90%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	91%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	69%	93%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph. 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 67°19°).
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
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 68. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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 70. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–58°14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 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
47°8°–67°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–57°14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–70°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, 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

South Branch Root River near Grand Meadow

13 mi

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 8:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Crystal Creek above Preston 6S

14 mi

Level: 36.2 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:05 PM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Root River at Carimona

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.2 ft
Flow: 193 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:35 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Branch Root River at Fillmore

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 997 ft
Flow: 164 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:29 PM; Morning 7:16–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:41 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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