Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KCAV

Latimer, IA weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph23 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the south-southwest. 35–14 mph23 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 66Moderate; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 65°18° by 2 PM · 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	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	38%	75%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	65%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	72%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	74%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	61%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	59%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	56%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	56%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	58%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	56%	94%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	52%	93%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	49%	94%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	44%	95%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	39%	95%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	80%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. North northwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
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 66°19°).
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
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 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.2 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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 44°7°
  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
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 55°13°, low 43°6°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Snow 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
49°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–73°; 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

Iowa River near Rowan

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 104 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

White Fox Creek at Clarion

18 mi

Level: 85.2 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg

19 mi

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Clear Lake at Clear Lake

25 mi

Level: 4.6 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 142

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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?

Today, 4:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:34 PM; Morning 7:19–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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