Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KMXO

Oxford Junction, IA weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 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 (72°22° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	31%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	24%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	39%	34%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	36%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	36%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	41%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	50%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	64%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	64%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	68%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	66%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	71%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	80%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	75%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	81%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
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 75°24°).
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°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 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.33 in8.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 47°8°
  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
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 56°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Snow 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
47°8°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Shaw Rd

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 2,030 cfs

Forecast peak 7.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 490 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 1,650 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Cedar Bluff

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 8,770 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 131

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Lowden · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

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).

+3°+1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Oxford Junction weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:25 PM; Morning 7:09–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:58–7:09 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 63% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Oxford Junction, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Shaw Rd

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa

Cedar River at Cedar Bluff

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