Observed 9:15 PM CDT at KCCY

Plainfield, IA weather

Mostly cloudy and 64°18°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 9 mph15 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising 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 (64°18° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 58°14° by 8 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 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	58%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	66%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	69%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	66%	93%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	62%	90%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	90%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	54%	83%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	92%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	85%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	85%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	88%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	87%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	98%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	94%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East northeast wind around 12 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 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 72. 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 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.27 in6.8 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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.66 in17 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  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
49°9°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–73°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, 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

Cedar River at Waverly

8.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 704 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 1,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Cedar River near Ionia

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 181 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Janesville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 1,670 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 143

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Allison · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1914–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:31 PM; Morning 7:16–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Plainfield, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cedar River at Waverly

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock

Little Cedar River near Ionia

Cedar River at Janesville

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