South Skunk River near Ames Hwy E18
11 mi- Level
- 3.0 ft
- Flow
- 553 cfs
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KIFA
Garden City, IA weather
Sunny and 75°24°.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°), high 78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°).
Now 75°24°
Sunny
- Wind
- Calm
- Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 AM
- Dew point
- 48°9°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 4Moderate
- Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
- Pressure
- 30.23 inHg1024 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
3°1° warmer than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 75°24° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 40% | 54% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 46% | 41% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 49% | 35% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 25% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 60% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 62% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 70% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 72% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 75% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 77% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 77% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 80% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 83% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 83% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 83% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 83% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 80% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 70% | 73% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 63% | 75% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 57% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 51% | 81% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 49% | 78% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 48% | 75% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 44% | 73% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 49% | 76% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 53% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 61% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 70% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 69% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 72% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 72% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 74% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 74% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 74% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 71% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 71% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 71% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 69% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 68% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 74% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 69% | 84% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 64% | 84% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 60% | 79% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 56% | 78% | 3 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 50% | 82% | 4 |
| Mon 2p | Mostly cloudy | 68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 47% | 75% | 4 |
| Mon 3p | Mostly cloudy | 69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 45% | 71% | 3 |
| Mon 4p | Mostly cloudy | 70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 44% | 83% | 2 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–56°13°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–52°11°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 70°21°).
- High, likely
- 64°18°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–54°12°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 58°14°20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–56°13°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 57°14°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 62°17°30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 57°14°30% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–60°16°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Storms 0.35 in8.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 56°13°20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 58°14°20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–57°14°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 60°16°30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 71°22°20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 67°19°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 61°16°40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–63°17°
- Wind
- 22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Rain, 64°18°50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Rain, 59°15°50% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 58°15°50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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
- 62°17°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–59°15°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 58°14°30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 59°15°30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 51°11°30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 45°7°30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–57°14°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 47°8°30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 55°13°30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 51°11°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°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°–57°14°
- Wind
- 29 mph47 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–74°; 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
Below flood stage
Keigley Branch near Story City
13 mi- Level
- 83.4 ft
Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page
South Fork Iowa River near New Providence
13 mi- Level
- 4.2 ft
- Flow
- 332 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell
13 mi- Level
- 81.4 ft
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:17 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 41 min
- Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:38–6:35 PM
- Morning 7:19–8:16 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:35–6:46 PM
- Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:16 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
