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Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KCSQ

Creston, IA weather

Clear and 59°15°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°), high 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°).

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind
8 mph13 km/h
From the south. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 9 AM
Dew point
50°10°
Comfortable
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.21 inHg1023 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for
  • Above 70°21° today by noon
  • High 76°24° today at 3 PM
  • Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
  1. This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 6aClear58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)58°14°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h75%38%0
Sat 7aClear57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)57°14°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h75%36%0
Sat 8aPartly sunny57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)57°14°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h75%31%0
Sat 9aPartly sunny59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)59°15°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h72%20%0
Sat 10aMostly sunny63°17° (likely 63°17° to 63°17°)63°17°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h62%18%1
Sat 11aMostly sunny67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)67°19°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h54%15%2
Sat 12pSunny70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)70°21°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h49%15%3
Sat 1pMostly sunny73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)73°23°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h46%22%4
Sat 2pMostly sunny74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)74°23°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h44%35%4
Sat 3pPartly sunny76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)76°24°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h43%47%3
Sat 4pPartly sunny76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)76°24°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h43%50%2
Sat 5pCloudy75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)75°24°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h46%57%1
Sat 6pCloudy72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)72°22°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h51%62%0
Sat 7pCloudy68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)68°20°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h57%64%0
Sat 8pCloudy65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)65°18°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h63%75%0
Sat 9pCloudy64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)64°18°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h65%64%0
Sat 10pCloudy62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)62°17°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h70%62%0
Sat 11pPartly cloudy61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)61°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h70%67%0
Sun 12aCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)60°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h72%78%0
Sun 1aCloudy60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)60°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h69%76%0
Sun 2aCloudy59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h72%79%0
Sun 3aCloudy59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h72%79%0
Sun 4aCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h72%77%0
Sun 5aCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h77%78%0
Sun 6aCloudy56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h77%73%0
Sun 7aPartly cloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h83%73%0
Sun 8aPartly sunny54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)54°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h86%59%0
Sun 9aCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)58°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h77%67%0
Sun 10aCloudy63°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)63°17°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h67%64%1
Sun 11aMostly cloudy67°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)67°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h59%50%3
Sun 12pCloudy70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)70°21°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h55%66%4
Sun 1pCloudy73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)73°23°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h49%70%4
Sun 2pPartly sunny74°23° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)74°23°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h48%60%4
Sun 3pPartly sunny75°24° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)75°24°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h46%74%3
Sun 4pCloudy76°24° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)76°24°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h45%78%3
Sun 5pCloudy74°23° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)74°23°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h46%79%2
Sun 6pCloudy72°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)72°22°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h49%79%1
Sun 7pCloudy68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)68°20°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h59%79%0
Sun 8pCloudy64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)64°18°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h67%79%0
Sun 9pCloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)62°17°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h70%79%0
Sun 10pCloudy61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h72%78%0
Sun 11pCloudy60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h72%81%0
Mon 12aCloudy59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)59°15°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h72%85%0
Mon 1aCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)58°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h77%90%0
Mon 2aCloudy57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)57°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h80%90%0
Mon 3aCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h80%92%0
Mon 4aCloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h83%94%0
Mon 5aMostly cloudy54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h86%81%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

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

    High, likely
    74°23°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 76°24°

      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 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

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

    High, likely
    71°22°–78°26°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 73°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

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

    High, likely
    71°22°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 35°2°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 67°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 60°15°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 35°2°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 66°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

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

    High, likely
    67°19°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 34°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 71°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

    High, likely
    68°20°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 34°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 62°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 74°23°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 68°20°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

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

    High, likely
    68°20°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–64°18°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      40% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 66°19°

      40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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
    60°16°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–64°18°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 33°1°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 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
    62°17°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°13°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 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
    55°13°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–64°18°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    31 mph49 km/h, gusts 52 mph83 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 77°, low 54°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 76°, low 53°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 72°, low 54°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 60–71°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

West Nodaway River at Massena

24 mi
Level
66.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Creston 2 SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1905–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Normal high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Forecast high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Record high
86°30° in 1927
Record low
20°−7° in 1913

Last 7 days vs normal

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

  1. —SunOct 18
  2. −2°−1°MonOct 19
  3. +3°+2°TueOct 20
  4. +8°+4°WedOct 21
  5. +14°+8°ThuOct 22
  6. +15°+8°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:23 PM.

Daylight
10 h 44 min
Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour
5:45–6:40 PM
Morning 7:21–8:17 AM
Blue hour
6:40–6:51 PM
Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 37% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Creston. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.