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Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KAIO

Kirkman, IA weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Today: low 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°), high 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind
7 mph11 km/h
From the south. Gusts to 24 mph38 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point
50°10°
Comfortable
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality
61Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure
30.17 inHg1022 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Above 70°21° today by noon
  • High 75°24° today at 2 PM
  • Low 52°11° tonight at 5 AM
  1. This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 7aClear60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)60°16°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h65%31%0
Sat 8aPartly sunny59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)59°15°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h66%43%0
Sat 9aPartly sunny60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)60°16°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h68%28%0
Sat 10aPartly sunny65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)65°18°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h59%29%1
Sat 11aSunny69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)69°21°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h51%18%2
Sat 12pSunny71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)71°22°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h47%13%3
Sat 1pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)73°23°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h43%45%4
Sat 2pPartly sunny75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)75°24°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h42%50%3
Sat 3pPartly sunny74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)74°23°0%8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h42%65%3
Sat 4pPartly sunny75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)75°24°5%7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h41%56%2
Sat 5pCloudy74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)74°23°0%6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h42%92%1
Sat 6pCloudy71°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)71°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h47%88%0
Sat 7pCloudy66°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h56%97%0
Sat 8pCloudy62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)62°17°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h67%96%0
Sat 9pCloudy60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)60°16°5%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h69%81%0
Sat 10pCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)58°14°5%2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h75%74%0
Sat 11pMostly cloudy57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)57°14°5%2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h77%68%0
Sun 12aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)56°13°5%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h80%80%0
Sun 1aCloudy55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)55°13°5%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h83%81%0
Sun 2aCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)54°12°5%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h86%78%0
Sun 3aCloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)53°12°5%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h89%85%0
Sun 4aCloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)53°12°5%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h89%77%0
Sun 5aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)52°11°5%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h94%65%0
Sun 6aMostly cloudy52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)52°11°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h94%60%0
Sun 7aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)50°10°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h94%66%0
Sun 8aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)50°10°0%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h95%68%0
Sun 9aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)53°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h89%81%0
Sun 10aCloudy58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)58°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h77%68%1
Sun 11aCloudy62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h66%75%2
Sun 12pCloudy65°18° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h59%78%3
Sun 1pCloudy68°20° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)68°20°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h52%77%4
Sun 2pCloudy70°21° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)70°21°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h50%76%4
Sun 3pPartly sunny72°22° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)72°22°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h46%66%4
Sun 4pCloudy73°23° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)73°23°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h45%71%3
Sun 5pMostly cloudy71°22° (likely 62°17° to 73°23°)71°22°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h45%66%1
Sun 6pPartly cloudy70°21° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)70°21°0%3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h48%68%1
Sun 7pCloudy66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h55%75%0
Sun 8pCloudy61°16° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h65%79%0
Sun 9pCloudy58°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h70%89%0
Sun 10pCloudy57°14° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)57°14°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h70%78%0
Sun 11pCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)55°13°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h73%84%0
Mon 12aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)53°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h76%85%0
Mon 1aCloudy53°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)53°12°10%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h76%94%0
Mon 2aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)52°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h79%99%0
Mon 3aCloudy52°11° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)52°11°10%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h78%97%0
Mon 4aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)51°11°10%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h80%98%0
Mon 5aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)48°9°10%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h80%92%0
Mon 6aCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)46°8°10%7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h83%83%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 75°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. North wind around 5 mph.

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

    High, likely
    72°22°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–58°14°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 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: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

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

    High, likely
    65°18°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–51°11°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 70°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–54°12°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 58°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 65°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 66. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 7 mph.

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

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–59°15°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 69°21°, low 43°6°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      Dry

    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 69. South southwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.

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

    High, likely
    68°20°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–59°15°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 67°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    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 67. Southeast wind 1 to 8 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–57°14°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 60°16°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 72°22°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1 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 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–63°17°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      50% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 62°16°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
    59°15°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–68°20°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      30% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 51°11°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–61°16°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 51°11°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 57°14°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 55°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
    56°13°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–63°17°
    Wind
    29 mph47 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 76°, low 50°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 73°, low 48°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 67°, low 50°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 61–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

West Nishnabotna River near Hancock

24 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.6 ft
Flow
599 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Brushy Fork Creek near Templeton

25 mi
Level
67.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:26 PM.

Daylight
10 h 42 min
Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour
5:47–6:43 PM
Morning 7:26–8:22 AM
Blue hour
6:43–6:54 PM
Morning 7:15–7:26 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Kirkman. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.