Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KALO

Gilbertville, IA weather

Clear and 61°16°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 7 AM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 22 mph35 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 55°13° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 4 PM

TonightNear 57°14° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
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 53°12° by 2 AM · 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 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	46%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	46%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	48%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	41%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	56%	41%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	37%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	48%	36%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	45%	36%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	43%	59%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	33%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	74%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	72%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	74%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	74%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	73%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	72%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.34 in8.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 56°13°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 48°9°
  Dry
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°–60°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–70°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Cedar River at Waterloo

8.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 4,990 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Wolf Creek near Dysart

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 405 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 502 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Cedar Falls

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 81.1 ft
Flow: 4,320 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · 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 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Waterloo Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:30 PM; Morning 7:14–8:11 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 63% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

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

Gilbertville, 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 Waterloo

Wolf Creek near Dysart

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

Cedar River at Cedar Falls

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