Observed 8:35 AM CDT at KFFL

Pleasant Plain, IA weather

Sunny and 57°14°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 75°24° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 53°12° · 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 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	65%	24%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	58%	25%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	24%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	23%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	17%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	21%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	24%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	11%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	35%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	16%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	36%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	61%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	81%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	57%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	66%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	64%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.4 in10.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Cedar Creek (IA) near Oakland Mills

18 mi

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 99 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Creek (IA) near Mt Pleasant

19 mi

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

North Skunk River near Sigourney

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 705 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

English River at Kalona

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 451 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

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 10Typical 126

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Washington · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Pleasant Plain weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:30 PM; Morning 7:11–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 59% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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