Observed 11:50 AM CDT at KFXY

Leland, IA weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 17 mph28 km/hgusts 24 mph39 km/h; From the south. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h until 1 PM
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 8 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 60°16° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	51%	14%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	43%	24%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	40%	30%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	39%	65%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	39%	24%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	85%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	91%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	82%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 66°19°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	85%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	56%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	70%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	38°3°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	73%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	38°3°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	76%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	100%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	69%	95%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 57°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% 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 after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
54°12°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Snow 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
37°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 42°, cooling off.
Monday
31% chance of rain, high 57°, low 43°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–67°; 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

West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt

18 mi

Level: 75.8 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Clear Lake at Clear Lake

19 mi

Level: 4.6 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Shell Rock River (Northeast IA) near Gordonsville 1W

22 mi

Level: 86.5 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Willow Creek at Mason City US 18 Bus

22 mi

Level: 85.8 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 155

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Forest City 2 Nne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Leland 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: 5:37–6:35 PM; Morning 7:21–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:46 PM; Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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