Observed 11:25 PM CDT at KMIW

Montour, IA weather

Clear and 64°18°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 76°24° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 58°14° by 10 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 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	48%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	59%	75%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	46%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	49%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	69%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	86%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	86%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	82%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	77%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	79%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	77%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	75%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	69%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	70%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	62%	72%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	76%	0
Mon 10p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	73%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
49°9°–72°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–75°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, 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 near Tama Hwy E49

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 2,060 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama US 63

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.2 ft
Flow: 1,580 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Marshalltown

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.0 ft
Flow: 1,690 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–9:00 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 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:33 PM; Morning 7:16–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Montour, 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 near Tama Hwy E49

Timber Creek near Marshalltown

Iowa River near Tama US 63

Iowa River at Marshalltown

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