Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KAWG

Harper, IA weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h; From the south. 58–11 mph18 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 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

About the same as this time yesterday (77°25° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	22%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	46%	52%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	48%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	52%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	47%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	62%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	62%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	62%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	75%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	61%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	89%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	87%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	89%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	79%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	70%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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 72°22°).
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°20°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Snow 0.61 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  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
48°9°–73°23°
Low, likely
35°2°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DVN) (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

North Skunk River near Sigourney

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 690 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

English River at Parnell

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.8 ft
Flow: 167 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

English River at Kalona

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 446 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Deep River at Deep River

22 mi

Level: 67.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · 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 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Sigourney · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+3°+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:31 PM; Morning 7:13–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:41–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Harper, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Skunk River near Sigourney

English River at Parnell

English River at Kalona

Deep River at Deep River

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? Fair

Moon