Observed 6:55 PM CDT at KPRO

Menlo, IA weather

Overcast and 71°21°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 71°21°

Cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 71°21° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 76°24° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° 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 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	64%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	76%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	76%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	56%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	77%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	73%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	77%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	82%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	90%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	85%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 9 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 73°23°).
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Storms 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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
51°11°–76°24°
Low, likely
35°2°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–75°; chance of precipitation on 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

Middle Raccoon River at Panora

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 326 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Panorama at Panora

12 mi

Level: 45.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Raccoon River at Redfield

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 835 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Raccoon River near Bayard

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft
Flow: 306 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 137

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Guthrie Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
+21°+11°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:40 PM; Morning 7:22–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:51 PM; Morning 7:11–7:22 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Menlo, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Middle Raccoon River at Panora

Lake Panorama at Panora

South Raccoon River at Redfield

Middle Raccoon River near Bayard

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