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Observed 11:55 PM CDT at KOOA

Fremont, IA weather

Partly cloudy and 57°14°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 25, jacket by 6 AM.

Today: low 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°), high 78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°).

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Partly cloudy

Wind
8 mph13 km/h
From the south-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point
51°11°
Comfortable
UV index
0Low
Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.33 inHg1027 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa next 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (59°15° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for
  • Low 54°12° today at 7 AM
  • Above 70°21° today by noon
  • High 78°26° today at 4 PM
  • Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
  1. TonightNear 58°14° · Mostly cloudy
  2. This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  3. This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  4. TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
  7. Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 11 PM · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sun 12aPartly cloudy59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)59°15°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h69%46%0
Sun 1aCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)58°14°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h72%71%0
Sun 2aPartly cloudy58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)58°14°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h69%63%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)57°14°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h72%73%0
Sun 4aPartly cloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)56°13°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h74%75%0
Sun 5aCloudy56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h72%76%0
Sun 6aCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)55°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h74%73%0
Sun 7aCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)54°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h77%70%0
Sun 8aMostly cloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)55°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h74%77%0
Sun 9aPartly sunny58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)58°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h72%63%1
Sun 10aPartly sunny64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)64°18°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h60%67%1
Sun 11aPartly sunny68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)68°20°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h53%72%3
Sun 12pPartly sunny72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)72°22°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h48%75%3
Sun 1pPartly sunny75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h43%76%4
Sun 2pCloudy76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)76°24°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h42%71%4
Sun 3pPartly sunny77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)77°25°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h40%67%3
Sun 4pCloudy78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)78°26°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h39%62%2
Sun 5pCloudy76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)76°24°0%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h43%62%1
Sun 6pCloudy73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)73°23°0%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h48%63%0
Sun 7pCloudy70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)70°21°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h53%80%0
Sun 8pCloudy65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)65°18°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h63%80%0
Sun 9pCloudy63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)63°17°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h67%80%0
Sun 10pCloudy62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)62°17°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h70%78%0
Sun 11pCloudy61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)61°16°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h72%77%0
Mon 12aCloudy60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)60°16°0%2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h72%85%0
Mon 1aCloudy59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)59°15°0%2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h75%86%0
Mon 2aCloudy57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)57°14°0%2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h80%86%0
Mon 3aCloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)57°14°0%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h80%84%0
Mon 4aCloudy56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)56°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h83%82%0
Mon 5aCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)55°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h83%89%0
Mon 6aCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)55°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h86%88%0
Mon 7aCloudy54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)54°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h90%88%0
Mon 8aCloudy54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)54°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h90%88%0
Mon 9aCloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h83%89%0
Mon 10aCloudy61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h75%80%1
Mon 11aCloudy65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h65%77%2
Mon 12pCloudy69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h57%78%3
Mon 1pCloudy72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)72°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h49%80%3
Mon 2pCloudy74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)74°23°0%6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h46%75%4
Mon 3pCloudy75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h43%65%3
Mon 4pCloudy75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h43%62%2
Mon 5pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)73°23°0%6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h46%59%1
Mon 6pPartly cloudy71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)71°22°0%6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h49%62%0
Mon 7pPartly cloudy68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h55%78%0
Mon 8pPartly cloudy65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h60%76%0
Mon 9pPartly cloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)63°17°0%6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h67%64%0
Mon 10pCloudy61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)61°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h72%76%0
Mon 11pPartly cloudy60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)60°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h75%63%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 78°26°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 3 mph.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    75°24°–78°26°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 38°3°
    Wind
    10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 75°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    72°22°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 38°3°
    Wind
    11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 58°15°

      20% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    68°20°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 37°3°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 59°15°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 75°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 66°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    73°23°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 37°3°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 72°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 66°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 61°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    68°20°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    58°14°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 36°2°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 72°22°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 62°16°

      30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    68°20°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    58°14°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 36°2°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 62°16°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    65°18°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 36°2°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
  8. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 65°19°

      30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    65°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 35°2°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Monday, Nov 2. Thunderstorms. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Storms 0.56 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      30% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 65°18°

      30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 58°15°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 49°9°

      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
    49°9°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 35°2°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  10. Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 51°11°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°13°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 48°9°

      20% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    59°15°–61°16°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 34°1°
    Wind
    20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 78°, low 54°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.

  3. Tuesday

    Dry, high 73°, low 57°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 60–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Des Moines River near Eddyville

11 mi
Below flood stage
Level
53.2 ft
Flow
10,600 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Skunk River near Sigourney

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
6.8 ft
Flow
679 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek near Ottumwa US 34

14 mi
Level
79.5 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Ottumwa

14 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.9 ft
Flow
11,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:50 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 8Typical 122

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Ottumwa Industrial Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

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

Normal high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Forecast high / low
78°26° / 54°12°
Record high
81°27° in 1952
Record low
23°−5° in 1962

Last 7 days vs normal

  1. —MonOct 19
  2. —TueOct 20
  3. —WedOct 21
  4. —ThuOct 22
  5. —FriOct 23
  6. —SatOct 24
  7. —SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:14 PM.

Daylight
10 h 41 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour
5:35–6:31 PM
Morning 7:15–8:11 AM
Blue hour
6:31–6:42 PM
Morning 7:04–7:15 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 68% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:58 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon
Today, 11:12 PM
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Fremont. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,600 ft, 36 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.