Observed 12:25 AM CDT at KFOD

Palmer, IA weather

Mostly cloudy and 54°12°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 25.

Forecasts differ

Now 54°12°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the north. 57–8 mph13 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 68°20° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 11 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	47%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	90%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	44%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	68%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	66%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	64%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	63%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	63%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	69%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 48°9° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	68%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	71%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	71%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	68%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	76%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	66%	85%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	62%	84%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 48°9° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	99%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	91%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	52%	96%	2
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	81%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 53°12° to 66°19°)	66°19°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	80%	1
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 52°11° to 66°19°)	65°18°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	95%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	90%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	98%	0
Mon 8p	Showers	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	99%	0
Mon 9p	Showers	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	75%	89%	0
Mon 10p	Showers	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	57°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	80%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
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 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7.1 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 73.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 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
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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
51°11°–71°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
25 mph39 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 52°.
Tuesday
31% chance of rain, high 69°, low 53°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 55–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Pilot Creek near Rolfe

14 mi

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 75 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge

19 mi

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 247 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 571 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 363 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 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 18Typical 148

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Pocahontas · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:38 PM; Morning 7:25–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:49 PM; Morning 7:14–7:25 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:10 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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