Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KOOA

Kirkville, IA weather

Mostly sunny and 78°26°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 78°26°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (80°26° then, 78°26° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 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 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	15%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	46%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	43%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	5%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	61%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	51%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	55%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	55%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	42%	70%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	57%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	58%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	65%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	79%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	92%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	99%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	65%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	59%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
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 78°26°).
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  30% 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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 56°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Snow 0.45 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% 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
50°10°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Des Moines River near Eddyville

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 53.6 ft
Flow: 11,400 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek near Ottumwa US 34

9.1 mi

Level: 79.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Ottumwa

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 12,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:20 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.9 ft
Flow: 2,480 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Ottumwa Industrial Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:33 PM; Morning 7:14–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:44–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Kirkville. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Kirkville, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Des Moines River near Eddyville

Bear Creek near Ottumwa US 34

Des Moines River at Ottumwa

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

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? Fair

Moon