Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KMCW

Hansell, IA weather

Clear and 55°13°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 24 mph39 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air today: 70Moderate; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 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

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 53°12° tonight at 4 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 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 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	29%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	67%	28%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	58%	21%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	51%	9%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	46%	48%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	43%	66%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	40%	70%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	70%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	74%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	76%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	51%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	66%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	69%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	66%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	66%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°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, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  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 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  20% chance
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 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–69°21°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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 Steamboat Rock

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 460 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 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 142

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:33 PM; Morning 7:18–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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