Observed 4:35 AM CDT at KICL

Gravity, IA weather

Clear and 61°16°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 23 mph36 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Low 58°14° today at 6 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 78°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 4 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 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	33%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	59%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	52%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	27%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	20%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	51%	16%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	26%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	39%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	40%	36%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	36%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	59%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	40%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	61%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	66%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	38%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	68%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	72%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	72%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	52%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	75%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	78%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	88%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Storms 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
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 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°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
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

East Fork 102 River at Bedford

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.9 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.9 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Nodaway River at Clarinda

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.3 ft
Flow: 519 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake Creek near Yorktown

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 79.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Clarinda · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−1°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:42 PM; Morning 7:23–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:53 PM; Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 53% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Gravity, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East Fork 102 River at Bedford

East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda

Nodaway River at Clarinda

Snake Creek near Yorktown

For your home

Cooling 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