Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KIOW

Fredonia, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south-southeast. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 76Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	39%	19%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	9%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	3%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	11%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	17%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	28%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	48%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	63%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	57%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	63%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	87%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	87%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	88%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	89%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	89%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	74%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
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 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Snow 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–64°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Iowa River at Wapello

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.2 ft
Flow: 14,600 cfs

Forecast peak 16.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at New Boston

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 55,000 cfs

Forecast peak 5.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Muscatine

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 48,200 cfs

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Illinois City

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 41,600 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Columbus Junction · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1900–2026

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:28 PM; Morning 7:10–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:39–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Fredonia, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iowa River at Wapello

Mississippi River at New Boston

Mississippi River at Muscatine

Mississippi River at Illinois City

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