Observed 2:35 AM CDT at KMPZ

Lockridge, IA weather

Clear and 55°13°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 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

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM

TonightNear 55°13° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 2 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 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	18%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	49%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	64%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	40%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	38%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	35%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	30%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	30%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	65%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	43%	54%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	44%	25%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	23%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	29%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	52%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	47%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	59%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	58%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	64%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	78%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	71%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	74%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	87%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	95%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
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, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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 72°22°).
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°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
64°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  20% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
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°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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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

Des Moines River at Keosauqua

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.5 ft
Flow: 14,200 cfs

Forecast peak 14.2 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar Creek (IA) near Oakland Mills

6.2 mi

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 101 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Creek (IA) near Mt Pleasant

10 mi

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:30 PM; Morning 7:11–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:00–7:11 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 53% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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