Observed 11:15 AM CDT at KOLZ

Fairbank, IA weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h; From the south. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 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 morningUp to 55°13° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	64%	17%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	57%	13%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	51%	15%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	45%	20%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	44%	24%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	44%	66%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	44%	49%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	70%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	63%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	72%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	33%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	71%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	64%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	69%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	48%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	56%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	66%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	62%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	51%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	71%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	85%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	83%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 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. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  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 65.
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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.27 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–69°; 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

Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 82.5 ft
Flow: 83 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Wapsipinicon River at Independence

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 1,170 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 257 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Waterloo

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 4,760 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Oelwein 1e · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2005–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Fairbank weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:29 PM; Morning 7:14–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:40 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Fairbank, 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 Wapsipinicon River near Oran

Wapsipinicon River at Independence

Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli

Cedar River at Waterloo

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