Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KMLI

Montpelier, IA weather

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

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 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

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 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 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	26%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	40%	34%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	41%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	21%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	13%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	46%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	16%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	25%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	60%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	61%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	74%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	58%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	60%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	61%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	58%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	84%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	84%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	88%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
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 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.2 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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 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
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph38 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
49°9°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–76°; 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

Mississippi River at Illinois City

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 41,400 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Rock Island

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 41,100 cfs

Forecast peak 5.3 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Muscatine

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 47,300 cfs

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Moline

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.1 ft
Flow: 8,690 cfs

Forecast peak 9.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · 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 8Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Moline Quad City International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1874–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:26 PM; Morning 7:08–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:57–7:08 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Montpelier. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Montpelier, 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 Illinois City

Mississippi River at Rock Island

Mississippi River at Muscatine

Rock River at Moline

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? Fair

Moon