Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KOOA

Oskaloosa, IA weather

Mostly sunny and 78°26°.

Mostly agree

Now 78°26°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (80°26° then, 78°26° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 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 3p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	54%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	42%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	44%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	13%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	51%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	27%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	45%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	69%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	60%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	78%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	72%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	59%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	66%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	92%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	93%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	96%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	73%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	76%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
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 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°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 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
44°7°–61°16°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% 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
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–64°18°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–77°; 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

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

4.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.9 ft
Flow: 2,480 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Creek near Lacey

8.9 mi

Level: 75.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River near Eddyville

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 53.6 ft
Flow: 11,400 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River near Tracy

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 10,700 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 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 61% 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 Oskaloosa. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Oskaloosa, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

Middle Creek near Lacey

Des Moines River near Eddyville

Des Moines River near Tracy

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon