Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KVTI

Garrison, IA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (72°22° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 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 5p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	33%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	42%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	43%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	58%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	67%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	58%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	69%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	83%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	83%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	74%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	69%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	91%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	82%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	82%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	66%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	66%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	69%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
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 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  50% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 46°8°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Snow 0.8 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
47°8°–70°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–60°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–75°; 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

Cedar River at Vinton

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 6,320 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Stein Creek near Clutier

9.2 mi

Level: 67.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wolf Creek near Dysart

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 393 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek near Elberon

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 238 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 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 10Typical 149

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Vinton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:30 PM; Morning 7:14–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 70% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Garrison, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cedar River at Vinton

Stein Creek near Clutier

Wolf Creek near Dysart

Salt Creek near Elberon

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? Poor

Moon