Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KDEH

Postville, IA weather

Clear and 57°14°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 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 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly 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 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	67%	63%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	62%	47%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	56%	32%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	30%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	71%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	41%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	77%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	68%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	61%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	74%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	74%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 49°9° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	62%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	67%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	76%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	74%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	75%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  20% chance
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 63. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 62. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.79 in20 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 59°15°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–67°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (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

Mississippi River at McGregor

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft

Forecast peak 6.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Turkey River near Eldorado

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 505 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Yellow River near Ion

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 183 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Bloody Run Creek near Marquette

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 149

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 (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Postville · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:27 PM; Morning 7:13–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 7:01–7:13 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Postville, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at McGregor

Turkey River near Eldorado

Yellow River near Ion

Bloody Run Creek near Marquette

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