Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KDSM

Lucas, IA weather

Clear and 61°16°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 22 mph35 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 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 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	42%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	72%	36%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	62%	29%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	54%	18%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	14%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	10%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	48%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	65%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	50%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	18%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	66%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	65%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	75%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	54%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	78%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	75%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	95%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
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 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  Dry
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 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  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 chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.71 in18 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–65°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 52 mph84 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–72°; 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

Chariton River near Chariton

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

White Breast Creek near Melcher-Dallas

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 49 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South River near Ackworth

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 81 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Chariton River near Promise City

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 133

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Chariton 1 E · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Lucas 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: 5:41–6:37 PM; Morning 7:18–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:48 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lucas, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chariton River near Chariton

White Breast Creek near Melcher-Dallas

South River near Ackworth

South Fork Chariton River near Promise City

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