Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KGGI

Hartwick, IA weather

Clear and 56°13°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 56°13°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° 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	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	75%	28%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	65%	27%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	36%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	37%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	46%	32%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	57%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	17%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	32%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	55%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	68%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	67%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	69%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	71%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	69%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	73%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	56%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	61%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 70. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 70°21°).
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
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 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
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 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  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
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.66 in17 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  20% 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; 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

Walnut Creek near Hartwick

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Belle Plaine

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.6 ft
Flow: 2,900 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Bear Creek at Ladora

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.7 ft
Flow: 168 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Richland Creek near Haven

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.3 ft
Flow: 65 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 133

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°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?

Belle Plaine · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Hartwick 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: 5:35–6:31 PM; Morning 7:14–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Hartwick, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Walnut Creek near Hartwick

Iowa River at Belle Plaine

Big Bear Creek at Ladora

Richland Creek near Haven

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