Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KMIW

Marshalltown, IA weather

Clear and 61°16°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 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 56°13° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 58°14° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 1 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 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	45%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	85%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	52%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	65%	34%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	28%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	51%	31%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	33%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	46%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	55%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	42%	60%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	75%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	74%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	70%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	64%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	61%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	62%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	62%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	60%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	64%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	67%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	67%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	77%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% 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
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
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 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% 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 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% 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
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–71°; 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

Iowa River at Marshalltown

2.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.2 ft
Flow: 1,850 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 116 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 2,180 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama US 63

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 1,680 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 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 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:33 PM; Morning 7:17–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Marshalltown, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iowa River at Marshalltown

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

Iowa River near Tama US 63

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