Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KFFL

Delta, IA weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–11 mph18 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 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 (75°24° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° 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 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° 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 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	61%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	46%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	52%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	70%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	39%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	64%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	69%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	49%	69%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	66%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	87%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	88%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	66%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	72%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	77%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 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
  Partly 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 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°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, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. 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
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  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 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 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
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.1 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
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Snow 0.64 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. 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
49°9°–75°24°
Low, likely
35°2°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Skunk River near Sigourney

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 690 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.8 ft
Flow: 2,470 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Creek near Lacey

18 mi

Level: 75.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Deep River at Deep River

19 mi

Level: 67.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 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

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°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?

Sigourney · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+3°+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:32 PM; Morning 7:14–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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