Observed 6:55 PM CDT at KMUT

Columbus Junction, IA weather

Clear and 66°19°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 76Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly 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 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	18%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	20%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	64%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	86%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	88%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	84%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	87%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	88%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	88%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	58%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	57%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	73%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	50%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°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 slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.37 in9.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.8 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°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
49°9°–72°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Iowa River at Wapello

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.1 ft
Flow: 14,500 cfs

Forecast peak 16.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at New Boston

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 54,500 cfs

Forecast peak 5.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Muscatine

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 48,200 cfs

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Illinois City

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 42,400 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · 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 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Columbus Junction · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1900–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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Columbus Junction weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:28 PM; Morning 7:10–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:38–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Columbus Junction, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iowa River at Wapello

Mississippi River at New Boston

Mississippi River at Muscatine

Mississippi River at Illinois City

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? Fair

Moon