Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KAMW

Polk City, IA weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 10 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 64Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 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 3p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	49%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	15%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	19%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	61%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	77%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	51%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	74%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	85%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	92%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	86%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	97%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	94%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  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 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Storms 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Storms 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–75°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Big Creek Lake near Polk City

0.9 mi

Level: 20.4 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Creek Ponding Area near Polk City

2.2 mi

Level: 37.8 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Saylorville Reservoir

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 838 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek near Grimes

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 570 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · 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 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Ames 5 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1978–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24

Polk City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:37 PM; Morning 7:20–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:48 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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