Observed 9:35 AM CDT at KALO

Dike, IA weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. 711–14 mph23 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 50°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 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	27%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	65%	47%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	36%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	52%	21%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	15%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	24%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	41%	38%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	28%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	61%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	26%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	51%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	67%	71%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	53%	73%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	73%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	67%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	69%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	68%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	94%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. West northwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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 67°19°).
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
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 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 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
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Beaver Creek at New Hartford

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 480 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 495 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Cedar Falls

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 81.0 ft
Flow: 4,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 771 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Waterloo Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

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).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:32 PM; Morning 7:16–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Dike, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Beaver Creek at New Hartford

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

Cedar River at Cedar Falls

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

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