Observed 2:35 AM CDT at KRDK

Macedonia, IA weather

Clear and 63°17°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 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

About the same as this time yesterday (59°15° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 77°25° today at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 63°17° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° 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	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	46%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	58%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	62%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	52%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	67%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	61%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	53%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	51%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	53%	37%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	38%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	45%	61%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	66%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	62%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	75%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	71%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	81%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	88%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	62%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	56%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	60%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	61%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	50%	72%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	74%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	74%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	79%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	84%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	88%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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 78°26°).
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  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
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 45°7°
  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
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

West Nishnabotna River near Hancock

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 599 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.8 ft
Flow: 440 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Tarkio River near Elliot

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

East Tarkio Creek near Stanton

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 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 7Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Oakland · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1919–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Macedonia 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: 5:49–6:44 PM; Morning 7:26–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:55 PM; Morning 7:15–7:26 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 57% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Macedonia, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

West Nishnabotna River near Hancock

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak

Tarkio River near Elliot

East Tarkio Creek near Stanton

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