Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KPDC

Monona, IA weather

Partly cloudy and 73°23°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Partly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 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 (73°23° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	47%	19%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	48%	34%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	46%	43%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	49%	74%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	60%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	45%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	49%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	72%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	58%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	63%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	74%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	67%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	70%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	62%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	66%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	75%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	85%	2
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	80%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. 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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
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 70. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.18 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
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Snow 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
46°8°–65°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 54–71°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (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

Mississippi River at McGregor

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 9 - Lynxville

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 613 ft
Flow: 17,400 cfs

Forecast peak 613 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Lansing - Pool 9

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 27,100 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 10 - Guttenberg

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 27,700 cfs

Forecast peak 4.6 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 132

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Prairie Du Chien · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Monona 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 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:26 PM; Morning 7:12–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 7:01–7:12 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Monona, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at McGregor

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 9 - Lynxville

Mississippi River at Lansing - Pool 9

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 10 - Guttenberg

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