Observed 9:15 PM CDT at KPRO

Diamondhead Lake, IA weather

Mostly cloudy and 59°15°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the northwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 65°18° by 8 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	56%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	68%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	76%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 68°20° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	76%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	78%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 56°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	83%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 58°14° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	49%	82%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 59°15° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	93%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 62°17° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	86%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	44%	90%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	85%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	80%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	94%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	88%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 8 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 74°23°).
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Storms 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 63°17°
  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 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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 chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 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
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
52°11°–77°25°
Low, likely
35°2°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–76°; 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

South Raccoon River at Redfield

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 835 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Raccoon River at Panora

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 331 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Panorama at Panora

12 mi

Level: 45.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Raccoon River at Van Meter

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 3,720 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:47 PM · 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 9Typical 137

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Guthrie Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
+21°+11°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Diamondhead Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:39 PM; Morning 7:22–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:11–7:22 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Diamondhead Lake, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Raccoon River at Redfield

Middle Raccoon River at Panora

Lake Panorama at Panora

Raccoon River at Van Meter

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? Poor

Moon