Observed 9:15 PM CDT at KFSW

Fort Madison, IA weather

Clear and 64°18°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts differ

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 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 (66°19° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 66°19° by 8 PM · Partly 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 9p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	58%	20%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	13%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	27%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	61%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	53%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	77%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	82%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	55%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	63%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	80%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	80%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	85%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	90%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	85%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	82%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	71%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	52%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	60%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	65%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	53%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 74°23°).
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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
51°11°–77°25°
Low, likely
38°3°–65°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–78°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Mississippi River at Keokuk

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 64,800 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Burlington

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.3 ft
Flow: 68,700 cfs

Forecast peak 9.3 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Gladstone

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 69,700 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Gregory Landing

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 85,300 cfs

Forecast peak 7.0 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 106

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Fort Madison · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:29 PM; Morning 7:09–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:58–7:09 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9:44 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Fort Madison. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fort Madison, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Keokuk

Mississippi River at Burlington

Mississippi River at Gladstone

Mississippi River at Gregory Landing

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? Fair

Moon