Observed 9:35 AM CDT at KMIW

Melbourne, IA weather

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

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 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
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 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 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 51°11° · 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 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	69%	33%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	62%	58%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	59%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	60%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	25%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	14%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	39%	26%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	56%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	62%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	66%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	68%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	71%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	70%	73%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	61%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	59%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	80%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	77%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°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 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind 2 to 7 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 74°23°).
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–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 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  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 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–70°; 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

Iowa River at Marshalltown

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft
Flow: 1,750 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Indian Creek near Mingo

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 324 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River at Colfax

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft
Flow: 1,180 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 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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Melbourne weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:34 PM; Morning 7:17–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Melbourne, 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

Indian Creek near Mingo

South Skunk River at Colfax

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