Observed 3:15 PM CDT at KMCW

Floyd, IA weather

Mostly sunny and 77°25°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 8 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 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

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 4 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 77°25° · 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 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 61°16° · 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 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	45%	45%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	40%	38%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	44%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	61%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	58%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	65%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	74%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	67%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	70%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	64%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	63%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	64%	96%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	95%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	96%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	90%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	94%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 13 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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 71. South wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 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 72. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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
48°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–61°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–72°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, 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

Cedar River at Charles City

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 825 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Cedar River near Ionia

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 185 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Winnebago River at Mason City

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 275 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Carpenter

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 78.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · 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 144

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, 4:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Charles City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Floyd 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: 5:34–6:31 PM; Morning 7:17–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Floyd, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cedar River at Charles City

Little Cedar River near Ionia

Winnebago River at Mason City

Deer Creek near Carpenter

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