Observed 12:30 PM CDT at KDSM

Patterson, IA weather

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

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 62Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	8%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	41%	23%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	40%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	50%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	39%	25%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	41%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	55%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	63%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	38%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	51%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	94%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	79%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–65°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–65°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–72°; chance of precipitation on 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

Raccoon River at Van Meter

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 3,810 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:17 AM · NWS gauge page

Raccoon River near West Des Moines

13 mi

Level: 30.3 ft

Reading from Sat 11:17 AM · NWS gauge page

North River near Norwalk

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 282 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle River near Indianola

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.5 ft
Flow: 361 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 134

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–2:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Winterset 4n · 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 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
+20°+11°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:38 PM; Morning 7:20–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:49 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Patterson, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Raccoon River at Van Meter

Raccoon River near West Des Moines

North River near Norwalk

Middle River near Indianola

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