Observed 6:35 AM CDT at KMPZ

Mount Union, IA weather

Clear and 54°12°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Low 53°12° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 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 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	45%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	64%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	39%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	32%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	40%	21%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	38%	25%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	37%	7%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	16%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	50%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	59%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	68%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	77%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	73%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	63%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	68%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	79%	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 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	93%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
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
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
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 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  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 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% 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
64°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.32 in8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Iowa River at Wapello

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.4 ft
Flow: 15,300 cfs

Forecast peak 16.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at New Boston

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 58,100 cfs

Forecast peak 6.1 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Keithsburg

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 65,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Gladstone

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 72,900 cfs

Forecast peak 3.5 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 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 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Mount Pleasant 1 SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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Mount Union weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:28 PM; Morning 7:10–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 64% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Mount Union, 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 at Wapello

Mississippi River at New Boston

Mississippi River at Keithsburg

Mississippi River at Gladstone

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