Observed 9:15 PM CDT at KDNS

Dow City, IA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 52°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 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 63°17° by 8 PM · Cloudy · rain chance 20%

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	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	66%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	69%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	70%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	66%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	65%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	78%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	79%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	74%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	74%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	77%	95%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	69%	81%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	83%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	88%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 52°11° to 66°19°)	66°19°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	52%	89%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 54°12° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	91%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 55°13° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	47%	90%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 57°14° to 70°21°)	69°21°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	47%	94%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	97%	1
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	95%	0
Mon 7p	Showers	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	56%	95%	0
Mon 8p	Showers	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	60%	76%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 8 mph. 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 69°21°).
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Storms 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Storms 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
37°3°–60°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°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
55°13°–76°24°
Low, likely
35°2°–54°12°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Willow Creek near Soldier

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 65.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Maple River at Mapleton

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 239 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Soldier River at Pisgah

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 147 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Sioux River near Turin

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 996 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:44 PM; Morning 7:27–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:55 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Dow City.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dow City, IA weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Willow Creek near Soldier

Maple River at Mapleton

Soldier River at Pisgah

Little Sioux River near Turin

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon