Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KDBQ

Holy Cross, IA weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. 1016–16 mph26 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningNear 62°17° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 9 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 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	64%	61%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	60%	51%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	56%	14%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	14%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	21%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	48%	34%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	45%	42%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	48%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	85%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	87%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	65%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	62%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	72%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	71%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
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° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  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 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  60% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.7 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
57°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 61°16°, low 55°13°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.82 in21 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
56°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–70°; 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

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 10 - Guttenberg

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 27,400 cfs

Forecast peak 4.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Dubuque (LD11)

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 31,800 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 27,300 cfs

Forecast peak 7.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Waupeton (Pool 11)

7.5 mi

Level: 10.0 ft
Flow: 91,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 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 11Typical 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Guttenberg L And D 10 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
+14°+8°SatOct 24

Holy Cross weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:25 PM; Morning 7:10–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Holy Cross, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 10 - Guttenberg

Mississippi River at Dubuque (LD11)

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

Mississippi River above Waupeton (Pool 11)

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