Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KMPZ

Houghton, IA weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south. About 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 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 (70°21° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 53°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 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° 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 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	11%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	55%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	74%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	80%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	66%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	80%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	63%	83%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	86%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	73%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	64%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	45%	68%	2
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	56%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	39%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
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 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  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
49°9°–75°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–77°; 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

Des Moines River at Keosauqua

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.0 ft
Flow: 12,300 cfs

Forecast peak 14.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar Creek (IA) near Oakland Mills

10 mi

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Creek (IA) near Mt Pleasant

16 mi

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Skunk River at Augusta

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 4,760 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Mount Pleasant 1 SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:30 PM; Morning 7:10–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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