Observed 7:15 PM CDT at KAXA

Lakota, IA weather

Clear and 55°13°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the north. 711–11 mph18 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 3–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.09 inHg+3.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 8 AM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 60°16° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 60°16° by 4 PM · rain chance 30% · 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 7p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	72%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	98%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	99%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	100%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	99%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	97%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	96%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	48%	96%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	49%	98%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	55%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	93%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	65%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	68%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	71%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	73%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	70%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	71%	99%	0
Mon 11a	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	99%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	30%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	100%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	62%	99%	1
Mon 2p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	62%	95%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	96%	1
Mon 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	86%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	91%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 45°7°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 44°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 51°11° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 29°−2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 50°10° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 28°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 49°9° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly 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
50°10°–71°22°
Low, likely
32°0°–56°13°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 43°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–72°; chance of precipitation on 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

Blue Earth River at Blue Earth (CR6)

18 mi

Level: 30.0 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

East Branch Blue Earth River near Blue Earth 1N

18 mi

Level: 1047 ft
Flow: 213 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Des Moines River near Algona

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.8 ft
Flow: 188 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt

25 mi

Level: 75.7 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 24Typical 164

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Swea City 5n · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1954–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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Lakota weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:36 PM; Morning 7:23–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:48 PM; Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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