Observed 10:50 AM CDT at KMIW

Le Grand, IA weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 10 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 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	56%	52%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	20%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	23%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	41%	20%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	24%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	38%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	52%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	71%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	66%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	73%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	61%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	75%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	49%	75%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	89%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	85%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
61°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
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°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–71°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 2,130 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Marshalltown

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft
Flow: 1,750 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama US 63

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 1,640 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · 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 12Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Le Grand weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:33 PM; Morning 7:16–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Le Grand, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

Iowa River at Marshalltown

Iowa River near Tama US 63

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