Observed 9:55 AM CDT at KSLB

Ida Grove, IA weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 24 mph39 km/h; From the south-southwest. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until noon
High 72°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday 6–7 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 10 AM · rain chance 40% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · 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 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	59%	55%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	53%	44%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	40%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	47%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	24%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	39%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	79%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	66%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	62%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	67%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	69%	54%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	61%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	47%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	50%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	54%	74%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	66%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	69%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	69%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	71%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	71%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	79%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	41°5°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	41°5°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	77%	93%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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 62. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
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 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  60% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  60% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
55°13°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°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
54°12°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 28°−2°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 49 mph80 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
43% chance of rain, high 62°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–66°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Little Sioux River at Correctionville

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 681 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Maple River at Mapleton

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 241 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Black Hawk Lake at Lake View

22 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

North Raccoon River near Sac City

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft
Flow: 334 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 151

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Battle Creek 3ne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2010–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
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—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Ida Grove weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:43 PM; Morning 7:27–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:54 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ida Grove, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Sioux River at Correctionville

Maple River at Mapleton

Black Hawk Lake at Lake View

North Raccoon River near Sac City

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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