Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KFFL

Martinsburg, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 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 (75°24° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly 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 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	41%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	36%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	24%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	50%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	61%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	64%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	62%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	57%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	71%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	45%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	72%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	49%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	82%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	80%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	70%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	78%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	80%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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 before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Snow 0.62 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  30% 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
35°2°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–77°; 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

North Skunk River near Sigourney

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 690 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Ottumwa

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 11,900 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek near Ottumwa US 34

16 mi

Level: 79.5 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River near Eddyville

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 53.5 ft
Flow: 11,400 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Ottumwa Industrial Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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Martinsburg 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 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:32 PM; Morning 7:13–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Martinsburg, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Skunk River near Sigourney

Des Moines River at Ottumwa

Bear Creek near Ottumwa US 34

Des Moines River near Eddyville

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