Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KMCW

Dougherty, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	43%	21%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	40%	35%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	39%	59%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	39%	64%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	48%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	67%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	74%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	93%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	57%	91%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	88%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°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 before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 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 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
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 64.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  60% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
49°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
30 mph47 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–68°; 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

Winnebago River at Mason City

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 272 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Willow Creek at Mason City US 18 Bus

20 mi

Level: 85.8 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Charles City

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 825 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek near Mason City US 65

22 mi

Level: 80.8 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 142

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Hampton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:33 PM; Morning 7:18–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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