Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KMCW

Manly, IA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. 35–13 mph20 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 49°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · 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 55°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	39%	28%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	40%	27%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	58%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	98%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	90%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	66%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	75%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	85%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	86%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	82%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	61%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	61%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	63%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	63%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	65%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	70%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	71%	93%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	98%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	85%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	99%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	92%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	55%	92%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	92%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. 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
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 57°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Snow 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  40% 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
48°9°–72°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–57°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 44°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–72°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, 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

Spring Creek near Mason City US 65

5.2 mi

Level: 80.8 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Winnebago River at Mason City

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 272 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Willow Creek at Mason City US 18 Bus

10 mi

Level: 85.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Carpenter

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 78.5 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 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 19Typical 154

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Mason City Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+12°+7°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:33 PM; Morning 7:19–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Manly, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Spring Creek near Mason City US 65

Winnebago River at Mason City

Willow Creek at Mason City US 18 Bus

Deer Creek near Carpenter

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