Observed 6:20 AM CDT at KMIW

Gladbrook, IA weather

Clear and 57°14°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south-southeast. 813–12 mph19 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 75°24° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 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 50°10° by 5 AM · 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 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	65%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	32%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	69%	51%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	31%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	35%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	61%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	46%	43%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	46%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	32%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	43%	52%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	79%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	77%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	75%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	70%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	68%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	70%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	48%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°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 wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. 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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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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 Marshalltown

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft
Flow: 1,770 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 114 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 2,160 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama US 63

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 1,660 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 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 10Typical 141

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?

Grundy Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:32 PM; Morning 7:16–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Gladbrook, 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 Marshalltown

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

Iowa River near Tama US 63

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