Pilot Creek near Rolfe
11 mi- Level
- 3.1 ft
- Flow
- 76 cfs
Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 8:56 PM CDT at KFOD
Pocahontas, IA weather
Clear and 57°14°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°), high 76°24°.
Now 57°14°
Clear
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h
- 58–9 mph14 km/h through 9 AM
- Dew point
- 50°10°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 4Moderate
- Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
- Pressure
- 30.3 inHg1026 hPa
- Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.3 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday nightNear 61°16° · Cloudy · rain chance 20%
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 69% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 75% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 74% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 77% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 80% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 83% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 86% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 86% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 86% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 86% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 89% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 83% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 71% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 64% | 88% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 62% | 81% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 60% | 76% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 56% | 72% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 54% | 67% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 52°11° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 52% | 69% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 54% | 67% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 49°9° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 54% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 57% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 66% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 69% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 71% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 71% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 71% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 71% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 68% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 71% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 71% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 71% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 68% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 76% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 74% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 69% | 99% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 64% | 90% | 1 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 60% | 86% | 2 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 58% | 89% | 2 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 50°10° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 56% | 99% | 2 |
| Mon 3p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 50°10° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 54% | 87% | 3 |
| Mon 4p | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 51°11° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 54% | 86% | 2 |
| Mon 5p | Drizzle | 64°18° (likely 50°10° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 56% | 94% | 1 |
| Mon 6p | Drizzle | 62°17° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 62% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 7p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 20% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 67% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Showers | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 20% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 69% | 93% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 76°24°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 58°14° / 34°1°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 57°14° / 34°1°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 45°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 59°15°20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 58°14°20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 58°14°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 57°14°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 62°16°30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 57°14°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 20 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 62°17°20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 53°11°20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 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°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 51°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 59°15°20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
- 44°7°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 61°16°40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 71°22°40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 67°19°40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 60°16°50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–63°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 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 61°16°50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 66°19°50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 61°16°50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 59°15°40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
- 64°18°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 56°13°30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 60°16°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 50°10°30% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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
- 61°16°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 53°12°30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 62°17°30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 53°12°40% 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°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 52°11° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 25 mph41 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–73°; 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
West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt
23 mi- Level
- 4.1 ft
- Flow
- 581 cfs
Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page
East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City
24 mi- Level
- 8.6 ft
- Flow
- 367 cfs
Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 87% less heating than a typical week.
This week 20Typical 145
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 6
- 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 50°F).
Open the windows?
Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 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 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 58°14° / 34°1°
- Forecast high / low
- 76°24° / 49°9°
- Record high
- 81°27° in 1989
- Record low
- 16°−9° in 2020
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
Pocahontas weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 6:22 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 39 min
- Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:42–6:39 PM
- Morning 7:25–8:22 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:39–6:51 PM
- Morning 7:14–7:25 AM; first light 7:14 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:20 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
