Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KDEH

Ossian, IA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south. Up to 11 mph18 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 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 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	48%	26%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	37%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	59%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	37%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	59%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	77%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	66%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	66%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	66%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	66%	67%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	66%	70%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	76%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	64%	94%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	91%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	88%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	84%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	81%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	90%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	81%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 8 mph. 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 67°19°).
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
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 69. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 70. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Snow 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 56°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Snow 0.54 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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
46°8°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–70°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Turkey River near Eldorado

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 482 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Turkey River at Spillville

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 186 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Upper Iowa River at Decorah

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 444 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Upper Iowa River at Bluffton

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 322 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · 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 15Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Decorah · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:27 PM; Morning 7:14–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:39 PM; Morning 7:02–7:14 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ossian, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Turkey River near Eldorado

Turkey River at Spillville

Upper Iowa River at Decorah

Upper Iowa River at Bluffton

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