Observed 9:35 PM CDT at KPEA

Leighton, IA weather

Clear and 62°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 62°17°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 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 (63°17° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 63°17° by 9 PM · Partly 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 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	66%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	73%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	72%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	76%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	43%	64%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	64%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	61%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	81%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	74%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	77%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	81%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	90%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	90%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	46%	79%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	68%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	55%	61%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	53%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	53%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–55°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°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 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
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.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 73°23°).
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.34 in8.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–59°15°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–60°16°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  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°–76°24°
Low, likely
34°1°–62°17°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–77°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, 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

Des Moines River near Tracy

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 10,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.8 ft
Flow: 2,440 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Creek near Lacey

9.0 mi

Level: 75.3 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Red Rock Tail

10 mi

Level: 689 ft
Flow: 10,900 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:34 PM; Morning 7:15–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:44 PM; Morning 7:05–7:15 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

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