Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KOOA

Rose Hill, IA weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south. 58–11 mph18 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (66°19° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 9 AM · 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 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	24%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	19%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	51%	23%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	22%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	30%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	15%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	61%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	5%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	46%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	66%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	67%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	67%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	54%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	70%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	58%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	60%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 71°22°).
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
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 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  30% 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–73°; 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

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.9 ft
Flow: 2,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Creek near Lacey

12 mi

Level: 75.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

North Skunk River near Sigourney

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 703 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River near Eddyville

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 53.6 ft
Flow: 11,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Ottumwa Industrial Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

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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Rose Hill weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:32 PM; Morning 7:14–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Rose Hill, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Skunk River near Oskaloosa

Middle Creek near Lacey

North Skunk River near Sigourney

Des Moines River near Eddyville

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