Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KCCY

Little Cedar, IA weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south. 58–11 mph18 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 61°16° by 4 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 6p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	57%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	61%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	68%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	66%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	69%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	86%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	88%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	88%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	52%	90%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	94%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	55%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	59%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	56%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	61%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	60%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	68%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	68%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	98%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	64%	91%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	62%	91%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	57%	93%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	93%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	98%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	96%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	93%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 13 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  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 71. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance
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 70. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 56°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Snow 0.52 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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
47°8°–68°20°
Low, likely
34°1°–57°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–71°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (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

Deer Creek near Carpenter

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 78.5 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Root River near Grand Meadow

20 mi

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 4:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River near Austin

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 333 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Charles City

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 812 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 152

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Osage · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+19°+10°SatOct 24

Little Cedar 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: 5:33–6:31 PM; Morning 7:18–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 7:06–7:18 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Little Cedar, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Deer Creek near Carpenter

South Branch Root River near Grand Meadow

Cedar River near Austin

Cedar River at Charles City

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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