Observed 11:15 AM CDT at KAXA

Rolfe, IA weather

Partly cloudy and 68°20°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Partly sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h; From the south. 610–14 mph23 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until 1 PM
High 77°25° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 10 AM · rain chance 30% · 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 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	53%	8%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	46%	13%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	40%	32%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	39%	27%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	23%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	40%	57%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	77%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	64%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	55%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	61%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	66%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	60%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	67%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	48%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	66%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	96%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	71%	83%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  60% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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
55°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  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
54°12°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 44°, cooling off.
Monday
31% chance of rain, high 60°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–67°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, 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

Pilot Creek near Rolfe

3.5 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 592 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 372 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 245 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · 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 19Typical 145

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 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 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

—SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:39 PM; Morning 7:24–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Rolfe, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pilot Creek near Rolfe

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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