Willow Creek near Soldier
20 mi- Level
- 65.5 ft
Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 7:55 PM CDT at KDNS
Defiance, IA weather
Clear and 57°14°.
Today: low 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°), high 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°).
Now 57°14°
Clear
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
- From the north. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 8 AM
- Dew point
- 52°11°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 4Moderate
- Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
- Pressure
- 30.28 inHg1025 hPa
- Rising · +0.06 inHg+2.0 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 57°14° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 72% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 75% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 77% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 80% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 83% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 86% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 89% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 89% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 96% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 93% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 93% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 96% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 96% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 93% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 77% | 42% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 67% | 62% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 60% | 58% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 55% | 76% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 51% | 77% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 49% | 79% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 48% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 47% | 79% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 51% | 77% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 58% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 72% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 75% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 55°13° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 77% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 80% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 77% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 80% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 80% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 80% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 80% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 20% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 86% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 86% | 84% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 83% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 86% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 80% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 72% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 62% | 83% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 56% | 88% | 1 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 50% | 92% | 2 |
| Mon 2p | Mostly cloudy | 68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 49% | 91% | 3 |
| Mon 3p | Mostly cloudy | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 47% | 91% | 3 |
| Mon 4p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 46% | 96% | 2 |
| Mon 5p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 47% | 100% | 1 |
| Mon 6p | Mostly cloudy | 67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 52% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 7p | Showers | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 56% | 98% | 0 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–57°14°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–51°11°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 8 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 70°21°).
- High, likely
- 66°19°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–53°12°
- Wind
- 15 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 58°14°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–60°16°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 66°19°20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 58°14°20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–59°15°
- Wind
- 15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Storms 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 58°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 62°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 73. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–58°14°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 63°17°30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 69°20°40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 61°16°40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 73. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–63°17°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 61°16°50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 65°18°50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 61°16°50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 59°15°40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–61°16°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 56°13°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 60°15°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 55°13°30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 51°11°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
- 61°16°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–60°16°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 55°13°30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 65°18°30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 54°12°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
- 54°12°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–54°12°
- Wind
- 24 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–73°; 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.
Radar
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:26 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 42 min
- Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:47–6:43 PM
- Morning 7:26–8:23 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:43–6:54 PM
- Morning 7:15–7:26 AM; first light 7:15 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:24 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
