Observed 9:15 PM CDT at KPEA

New Sharon, IA weather

Clear and 63°17°.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 64°18° by 8 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 9p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	55%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	35%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	67%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	68%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	64%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	63%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	88%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	65%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	81%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	86%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	46%	86%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	93%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	93%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	46%	84%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	82%	0
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	81%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	64%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.39 in10 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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
50°10°–75°24°
Low, likely
34°1°–61°16°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–76°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Middle Creek near Lacey

3.4 mi

Level: 75.3 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.8 ft
Flow: 2,440 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River near Tracy

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 10,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Deep River at Deep River

17 mi

Level: 67.0 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:33 PM; Morning 7:15–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:04–7:15 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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