Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KIFA

Eldora, IA weather

Sunny and 60°16°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 60°16°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 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 65°18° 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%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	72%	29%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	67%	38%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	38%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	39%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	46%	29%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	41%	49%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	38%	21%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	32%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	63%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	42%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	55%	72%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	65%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	74%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	64%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	63%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	66%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	66%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	90%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°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 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. North wind 1 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  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, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. 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 68°20°).
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
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
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
59°15°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 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 65°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–70°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Iowa River at Steamboat Rock

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 460 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence

4.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 338 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Marshalltown

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft
Flow: 1,750 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 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 143

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Iowa Falls · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Eldora 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: 5:37–6:34 PM; Morning 7:18–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 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 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Eldora, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iowa River at Steamboat Rock

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence

Iowa River at Marshalltown

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