Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KTVK

Moulton, IA weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This morningNear 65°18° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° 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	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	65%	15%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	15%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	39%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	40%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	19%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	43%	23%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	24%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	50%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	35%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	60%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	58%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	51%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	55%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	75%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	66%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	42%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	49%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 72°22°).
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  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 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  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 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.71 in18 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.55 in14 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.7 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
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.72 in18 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Chariton River near Moulton

5.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.1 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cooper Creek at Centerville

11 mi

Level: 7.6 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Chariton River at Rathbun Tail

15 mi

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Chariton River at Rathbun Reservoir

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 906 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · 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 9Typical 116

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Rathbun Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1970–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:34 PM; Morning 7:14–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 58% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Moulton. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.