Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KALO

Parkersburg, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 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 (73°23° then, 74°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	24%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	49%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	56%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	54%	53%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	68%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	62%	74%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	82%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	72%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	73%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	66%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	97%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	91%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	92%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	95%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	93%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	50%	92%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	87%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. 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 70°21°).
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 45°7°
  20% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Snow 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 141

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Grundy Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
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Parkersburg weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:32 PM; Morning 7:17–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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