Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KMXO

Monticello, IA weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningNear 63°17° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	29%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	57%	21%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	52%	19%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	22%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	28%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	54%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	40%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	83%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	53%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	77%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	67%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	74%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	63%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	69%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	90%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°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
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. 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
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
51°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.92 in23 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.53 in13 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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°–65°18°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.68 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Shaw Rd

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 2,060 cfs

Forecast peak 7.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Maquoketa River at Manchester Hwy 20

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 361 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 486 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 137

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Cascade · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1947–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:26 PM; Morning 7:10–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Monticello, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Shaw Rd

Maquoketa River at Manchester Hwy 20

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

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