Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KPRO

Granger, IA weather

Sunny and 76°24°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 76°24°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 62Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 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 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	6%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	29%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	23%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	40%	48%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	19%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	14%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	63%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	61%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	57%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	70%	39%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	87%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
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 69°21°).
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°24°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–65°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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
50°10°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–64°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Big Creek Lake near Polk City

5.2 mi

Level: 20.4 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Creek Ponding Area near Polk City

6.2 mi

Level: 37.8 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek near Grimes

6.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 573 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek near Woodward

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.2 ft
Flow: 301 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DES MOINES WSFO-JOHNSTON · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1995–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:37 PM; Morning 7:20–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:48 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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