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Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KICL

Clarinda, IA weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°), high 81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°).

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind
13 mph21 km/h
From the south. Up to 13 mph21 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point
48°9°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.21 inHg1023 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (79°26° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for
  • Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
  • Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
  1. This afternoonNear 78°26° · Mostly cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
  7. Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 4pCloudy79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)79°26°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h37%63%2
Sat 5pCloudy76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)76°24°0%8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h43%74%1
Sat 6pCloudy74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)74°23°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h50%77%0
Sat 7pCloudy69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)69°21°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h57%80%0
Sat 8pMostly cloudy65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h65%56%0
Sat 9pCloudy63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h67%66%0
Sat 10pMostly cloudy62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)62°17°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h70%69%0
Sat 11pCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)60°16°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h75%78%0
Sun 12aCloudy59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)59°15°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h78%73%0
Sun 1aCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)58°14°0%2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h80%72%0
Sun 2aCloudy57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)57°14°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h83%72%0
Sun 3aCloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)56°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h83%74%0
Sun 4aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)56°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h83%75%0
Sun 5aCloudy55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)55°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h86%74%0
Sun 6aCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)54°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h90%72%0
Sun 7aCloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)53°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h93%71%0
Sun 8aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)53°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h93%82%0
Sun 9aCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)56°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h93%77%0
Sun 10aCloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)62°17°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h78%77%1
Sun 11aCloudy67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)67°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h65%73%2
Sun 12pCloudy72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)72°22°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h55%69%3
Sun 1pCloudy74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)74°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h51%66%4
Sun 2pCloudy76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)76°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h48%69%4
Sun 3pPartly sunny77°25° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)77°25°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h45%63%4
Sun 4pCloudy78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)78°26°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h42%78%3
Sun 5pCloudy77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)77°25°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h45%77%2
Sun 6pCloudy74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)74°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h50%76%1
Sun 7pCloudy70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)70°21°0%2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h57%76%0
Sun 8pCloudy64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)64°18°0%2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h67%76%0
Sun 9pCloudy62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)62°17°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h72%72%0
Sun 10pCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)60°16°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h75%79%0
Sun 11pCloudy59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)59°15°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h78%80%0
Mon 12aCloudy59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)59°15°0%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h78%80%0
Mon 1aCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)58°14°5%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h80%80%0
Mon 2aCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)58°14°0%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h80%80%0
Mon 3aCloudy57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)57°14°5%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h83%81%0
Mon 4aCloudy57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)57°14°0%1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h83%82%0
Mon 5aCloudy55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)55°13°5%1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h86%84%0
Mon 6aCloudy55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)55°13°5%1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h86%84%0
Mon 7aCloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)55°13°5%2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h86%92%0
Mon 8aCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)54°12°5%2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h90%99%0
Mon 9aMostly cloudy58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)58°14°5%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h80%70%0
Mon 10aCloudy63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)63°17°5%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h72%91%1
Mon 11aCloudy67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)67°19°5%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h65%89%2
Mon 12pCloudy71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)71°22°5%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h57%69%3
Mon 1pCloudy73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)73°23°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h51%63%4
Mon 2pPartly sunny75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)75°24°0%8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h46%56%4
Mon 3pMostly cloudy76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)76°24°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h43%56%3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 79°26°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 9 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. East wind 2 to 6 mph.

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

    High, likely
    77°25°–81°27°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 36°2°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 78°26°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.

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

    High, likely
    74°23°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly cloudy, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 67°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 1 to 9 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph.

    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 76°24°).

    High, likely
    73°23°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 67°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 76°25°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 69°21°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.

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

    High, likely
    74°23°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 34°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 72°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 64°18°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

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

    High, likely
    70°21°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    59°15°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 66°19°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 75°24°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 69°21°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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

    High, likely
    70°21°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–66°19°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 63°17°

      60% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      60% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
    61°16°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    58°14°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      20% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 47°9°

      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
    61°16°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 50°10°

      30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 55°13°

      30% 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
    52°11°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–64°18°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    26 mph42 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 81°, low 53°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 78°, low 54°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 76°, low 56°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 60–77°; chance of precipitation on 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.

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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 122

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Clarinda · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Forecast high / low
81°27° / 53°12°
Record high
88°31° in 1927
Record low
12°−11° in 1917

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −1°SunOct 18
  2. +1°MonOct 19
  3. +2°+1°TueOct 20
  4. +10°+6°WedOct 21
  5. +12°+6°ThuOct 22
  6. +14°+8°FriOct 23
  7. +18°+10°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:26 PM.

Daylight
10 h 45 min
Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour
5:48–6:43 PM
Morning 7:24–8:19 AM
Blue hour
6:43–6:54 PM
Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Clarinda. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.