Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KDEH

Fort Atkinson, IA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 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 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	24%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	48%	32%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	46%	62%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	48%	52%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	66%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	27%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	61%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	77%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	59%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	76%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	62%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	66%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	69%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	68%	93%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	64%	97%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	59%	79%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	86%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	83%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 8 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°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 13 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 51. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% 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 70. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 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
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 45°7°
  30% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 54°12°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Snow 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 47°9°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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
47°8°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 54–71°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, 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

Turkey River at Spillville

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 186 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Turkey River near Eldorado

8.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 501 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Upper Iowa River at Decorah

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 444 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Upper Iowa River at Bluffton

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 322 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · 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 15Typical 128

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, 3:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Decorah · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+4°+2°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Fort Atkinson weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:28 PM; Morning 7:14–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Fort Atkinson, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Turkey River at Spillville

Turkey River near Eldorado

Upper Iowa River at Decorah

Upper Iowa River at Bluffton

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