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Observed 9:55 PM CDT at KRDK

Henderson, IA weather

Clear and 59°15°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°), high 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°).

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind
6 mph9 km/h
From the north. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point
52°11°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.28 inHg1025 hPa
Rising · +0.06 inHg+1.9 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

9°5° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for
  • Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
  • High 76°24° tomorrow at 4 PM
  • Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM
  1. TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
  2. Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
  5. Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Cloudy
  7. Monday nightDown to 65°18° by 9 PM · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 10pCloudy61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)61°16°0%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h70%91%0
Sat 11pCloudy60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)60°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h72%93%0
Sun 12aCloudy58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)58°14°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h77%92%0
Sun 1aCloudy58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h77%80%0
Sun 2aCloudy57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h80%80%0
Sun 3aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h83%77%0
Sun 4aCloudy55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h86%81%0
Sun 5aCloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h86%81%0
Sun 6aCloudy54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)54°12°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h90%82%0
Sun 7aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)53°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h93%79%0
Sun 8aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)53°12°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h93%77%0
Sun 9aCloudy55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h93%73%0
Sun 10aCloudy61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)61°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h78%72%1
Sun 11aPartly sunny65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)65°18°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h68%74%2
Sun 12pCloudy69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h61%77%3
Sun 1pCloudy73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)73°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h51%78%4
Sun 2pCloudy74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)74°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h50%80%4
Sun 3pCloudy75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h48%80%3
Sun 4pCloudy76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)76°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h45%73%3
Sun 5pCloudy75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)75°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h46%79%2
Sun 6pCloudy73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)73°23°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h51%74%1
Sun 7pCloudy69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h57%75%0
Sun 8pCloudy64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h67%77%0
Sun 9pCloudy62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h70%80%0
Sun 10pCloudy61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h72%80%0
Sun 11pCloudy60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h75%81%0
Mon 12aCloudy60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h75%82%0
Mon 1aCloudy59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)59°15°10%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h78%83%0
Mon 2aCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)58°14°5%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h80%82%0
Mon 3aCloudy58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)58°14°10%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h80%82%0
Mon 4aCloudy57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)57°14°20%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h83%82%0
Mon 5aCloudy56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)56°13°10%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h83%84%0
Mon 6aCloudy56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)56°13°10%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h83%81%0
Mon 7aCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)55°13°10%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h86%81%0
Mon 8aCloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)55°13°10%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h83%78%0
Mon 9aCloudy57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)57°14°10%6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h80%74%0
Mon 10aCloudy61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)61°16°10%7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h75%73%1
Mon 11aCloudy65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)65°18°10%8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h68%75%2
Mon 12pCloudy69°21° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)69°21°10%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h57%80%3
Mon 1pCloudy72°22° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)72°22°5%10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h51%88%4
Mon 2pCloudy74°23° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)74°23°5%12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h46%97%4
Mon 3pCloudy75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)75°24°5%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h45%89%4
Mon 4pCloudy75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)75°24°5%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h43%82%2
Mon 5pCloudy74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)74°23°5%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h44%85%1
Mon 6pCloudy72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)72°22°5%10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h46%94%0
Mon 7pCloudy69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)69°21°5%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h51%86%0
Mon 8pMostly cloudy67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)67°19°5%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h54%88%0
Mon 9pMostly cloudy65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)65°18°5%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h58%89%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    78°26°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 37°3°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      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, 56°13°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 4am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    71°22°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 37°3°
    Wind
    11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 75°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly cloudy, 67°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    71°22°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      40% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    66°19°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Storms 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 68°20°

      30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.33 in8.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 8 to 12 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 7 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    74°23°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Storms 0.4 in10 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 72°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 67°20°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 65°18°

      30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    69°21°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 35°2°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 65°18°

      30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 74°23°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 70°21°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    71°22°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–66°19°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 35°2°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 65°18°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    64°18°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 34°1°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 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°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 34°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 56°13°

      30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 56°13°

      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
    53°12°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 78°, low 53°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 76°, low 55°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 75°, low 56°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 66–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OAX) (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 Nishnabotna River at Red Oak

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
7.7 ft
Flow
416 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Tarkio River near Elliot

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

West Nishnabotna River near Hancock

18 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.5 ft
Flow
585 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

East Tarkio Creek near Stanton

18 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 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 8Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Red Oak · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Normal high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Forecast high / low
78°26° / 53°12°
Record high
85°29° in 1939
Record low
20°−7° in 1938

Last 7 days vs normal

  1. —MonOct 19
  2. —TueOct 20
  3. —WedOct 21
  4. —ThuOct 22
  5. —FriOct 23
  6. —SatOct 24
  7. —SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:27 PM.

Daylight
10 h 44 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour
5:49–6:44 PM
Morning 7:26–8:21 AM
Blue hour
6:44–6:55 PM
Morning 7:15–7:26 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Henderson. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.