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Observed 10:50 AM CDT at KTQE

Onawa, IA weather

Partly cloudy and 70°21°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°), high 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°).

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Partly sunny

Wind
12 mph19 km/hgusts 18 mph30 km/h
From the south-southwest. 711–12 mph19 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point
46°8°
Comfortable
UV index
2Low
Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality
57Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure
30.18 inHg1022 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • High 73°23° today at 1 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
  • Low 48°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
  • Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (40%, 0.32 in8.1 mm)
  1. This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 1 PM · Partly cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (40%)
  6. Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 10 AM · Rain all morning (40%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 11aPartly sunny69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)69°21°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h49%53%2
Sat 12pPartly sunny71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)71°22°0%10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h49%47%3
Sat 1pMostly cloudy73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)73°23°5%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h48%74%3
Sat 2pMostly cloudy73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)73°23°5%10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h49%67%3
Sat 3pPartly sunny72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)72°22°5%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h50%39%2
Sat 4pMostly cloudy70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)70°21°5%12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h49%47%1
Sat 5pMostly cloudy68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)68°20°5%12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h48%65%1
Sat 6pMostly cloudy64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)64°18°5%12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h52%72%0
Sat 7pCloudy61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)61°16°5%10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h58%78%0
Sat 8pCloudy57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)57°14°5%9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h67%80%0
Sat 9pCloudy56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)56°13°10%8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h72%80%0
Sat 10pCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)54°12°10%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h77%77%0
Sat 11pCloudy54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)54°12°10%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h77%80%0
Sun 12aCloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)53°12°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h83%79%0
Sun 1aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)52°11°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h86%77%0
Sun 2aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)52°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h86%81%0
Sun 3aCloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)51°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h89%83%0
Sun 4aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)51°11°10%6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h89%81%0
Sun 5aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)49°9°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h88%78%0
Sun 6aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)48°9°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h91%73%0
Sun 7aPartly cloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)47°8°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h94%73%0
Sun 8aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)47°8°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h95%71%0
Sun 9aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)51°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h89%62%0
Sun 10aPartly sunny55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h80%51%1
Sun 11aCloudy59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h69%71%2
Sun 12pMostly cloudy62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h65%67%3
Sun 1pCloudy65°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h57%75%4
Sun 2pCloudy67°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h54%80%4
Sun 3pCloudy68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h52%65%4
Sun 4pCloudy69°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h49%72%3
Sun 5pCloudy68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)68°20°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h48%76%2
Sun 6pCloudy67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)67°19°5%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h51%72%1
Sun 7pCloudy64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)64°18°10%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h55%71%0
Sun 8pCloudy59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)59°15°10%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h61%72%0
Sun 9pCloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)56°13°10%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h66%76%0
Sun 10pCloudy55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)55°13°10%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h68%88%0
Sun 11pCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)54°12°10%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h70%85%0
Mon 12aCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)54°12°10%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h70%87%0
Mon 1aShowers53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)53°12°40%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h72%96%0
Mon 2aCloudy52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)52°11°40%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h75%100%0
Mon 3aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)51°11°40%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h76%100%0
Mon 4aCloudy51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)51°11°40%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h77%100%0
Mon 5aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)47°8°40%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h80%96%0
Mon 6aCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)46°8°40%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h83%91%0
Mon 7aCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)46°8°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h83%91%0
Mon 8aShowers50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)47°8°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h83%93%0
Mon 9aShowers52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)52°11°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h80%94%0
Mon 10aShowers55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)55°13°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h74%83%1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 73°23°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    72°22°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 34°1°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 50°10°

      40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 33°1°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 50°10°

      40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 33°1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 59°15°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    65°18°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 58°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 72°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    68°20°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 53°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    66°19°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 62°16°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 72°22°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 69°20°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    66°19°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–64°18°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      50% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 67°19°

      50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 62°16°

      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
    60°16°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–67°19°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      20% chance · 0.03 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
    56°13°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 51°11°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
    55°13°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    29 mph47 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 74°, low 48°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 69°, low 48°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    49% chance of rain, high 65°, low 49°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 61–68°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OAX) (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

Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin

6.6 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.8 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Sioux River near Turin

7.4 mi
Below flood stage
Level
8.1 ft
Flow
1,010 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at Decatur

7.9 mi
Below flood stage
Level
19.1 ft
Flow
26,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Blackbird Creek near Macy

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
5.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Little Sioux 2nw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Forecast high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Record high
87°31° in 2022
Record low
15°−9° in 2020

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −7°−4°SunOct 18
  2. ±0°MonOct 19
  3. +4°+2°TueOct 20
  4. +8°+4°WedOct 21
  5. +16°+9°ThuOct 22
  6. +19°+11°FriOct 23
  7. +19°+11°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:28 PM.

Daylight
10 h 41 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour
5:50–6:46 PM
Morning 7:29–8:26 AM
Blue hour
6:46–6:57 PM
Morning 7:19–7:29 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Onawa. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.