Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KOLZ

Readlyn, IA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south. 35–11 mph18 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 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 (70°21° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 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 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	41%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	76%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	67%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	76%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	51%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	71%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	65%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	74%	65%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	67%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	67%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	74%	72%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	71%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	71%	89%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	69%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	64%	84%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	89%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	90%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	86%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	78%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. 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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly 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 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. 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
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 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
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6 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
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Snow 0.7 in18 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.37 in9.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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
47°8°–67°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–72°; 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

Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 255 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 82.5 ft
Flow: 82 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Waverly

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Janesville

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 1,680 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 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 13Typical 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Waterloo Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Readlyn 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 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:30 PM; Morning 7:15–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:04–7:15 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Readlyn, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli

Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran

Cedar River at Waverly

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