Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KAXA

Lu Verne, IA weather

Sunny and 64°18°.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/hgusts 27 mph43 km/h; From the south. 58–14 mph23 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 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 (61°16° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h until noon
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This morningNear 66°19° · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	65%	9%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	56%	20%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	51%	9%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	46%	58%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	62%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	53%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	66%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	64%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	76%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	94%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	71%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	69%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	69%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	75%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	68%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	46%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	68%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	63%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	65%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	40°4°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	73%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	68%	88%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  20% 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 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–60°16°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.03 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
55°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Wind
28 mph46 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–68°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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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

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 376 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Des Moines River near Algona

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.8 ft
Flow: 190 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Boone River near Goldfield

15 mi

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 95 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 597 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:37 PM; Morning 7:23–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:48 PM; Morning 7:11–7:23 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lu Verne, IA weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

East Fork Des Moines River near Algona

Boone River near Goldfield

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon