Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KPRO

Jamaica, IA weather

Sunny and 76°24°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 76°24°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 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 (72°22° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 78°26° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	36%	28%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	36%	48%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	35%	58%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	35%	62%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	68%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	55%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	64%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	51%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	67%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 64°18° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	93%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	89%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	84%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. North northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
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 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
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 69°21°).
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 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
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–66°19°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
50°10°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

North Raccoon River near Perry

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 1,960 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Raccoon River near Jefferson

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 1,470 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Raccoon River near Bayard

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft
Flow: 311 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Panorama at Panora

11 mi

Level: 45.6 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 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 11Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Jefferson · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Jamaica 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: 5:43–6:39 PM; Morning 7:22–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:11–7:22 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Jamaica, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Raccoon River near Perry

North Raccoon River near Jefferson

Middle Raccoon River near Bayard

Lake Panorama at Panora

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