Observed 2:10 PM CDT at KMIW

Lincoln, IA weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/hgusts 18 mph30 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	13%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	40%	13%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	40%	20%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	41%	53%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	63%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	69%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	68%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	56%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	75%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	73%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	69%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	67%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	74%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	74%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	88%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	86%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	90%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	84%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 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
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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
48°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–74°; 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

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 492 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Marshalltown

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft
Flow: 1,720 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 112 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Wolf Creek near Dysart

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 397 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 141

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Grundy Center · 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 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:32 PM; Morning 7:16–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lincoln, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson

Iowa River at Marshalltown

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

Wolf Creek near Dysart

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