Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KCCY

Elma, IA weather

Mostly cloudy and 59°15°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10–11 AM
Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly 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 6a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	50%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	63%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	74%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	72%	24%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	65%	27%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	60%	31%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	30%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	48%	33%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	44%	74%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	41%	58%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	42%	72%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	44%	60%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	53%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	76%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	78%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	74%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	70%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 56°13° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	68%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	61%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	63%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	63%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	65%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	63%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
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 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
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. Southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  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 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  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 63. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% 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 63. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
59°15°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–65°18°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% 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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 58°14°, low 51°11°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–67°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (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

Little Cedar River near Ionia

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 187 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Charles City

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 781 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Turkey River at Spillville

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 183 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 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 13Typical 156

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 50°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?

New Hampton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+19°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:30 PM; Morning 7:16–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 57% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Elma, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Cedar River near Ionia

Cedar River at Charles City

Turkey River at Spillville

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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