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Observed 11:55 PM CDT at KCCY

Rudd, IA weather

Overcast and 57°14°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 25, jacket by 6 AM.

Today: low 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°), high 67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°).

Forecasts differ

Now 57°14°

Cloudy

Wind
5 mph8 km/h
From the north-northwest. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point
52°11°
Comfortable
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.3 inHg1026 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa next 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for
  • Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
  • High 67°19° today at 4 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
  1. TonightNear 55°13° · Mostly cloudy
  2. This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  3. This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  4. TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
  7. Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 9 PM · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sun 12aCloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)56°13°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h80%85%0
Sun 1aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)56°13°5%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h80%84%0
Sun 2aCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)56°13°5%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h80%83%0
Sun 3aCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)56°13°5%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h80%82%0
Sun 4aCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)54°12°5%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h86%84%0
Sun 5aCloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)53°12°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h86%83%0
Sun 6aCloudy52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h86%80%0
Sun 7aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h86%82%0
Sun 8aCloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)51°11°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h89%76%0
Sun 9aMostly cloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)53°12°0%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h89%52%0
Sun 10aMostly cloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)57°14°5%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h80%41%1
Sun 11aCloudy61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)61°16°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h70%75%2
Sun 12pCloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)63°17°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h67%77%3
Sun 1pCloudy65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)65°18°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h60%76%4
Sun 2pCloudy66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)66°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h61%78%4
Sun 3pMostly cloudy66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)66°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h58%67%3
Sun 4pCloudy67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)67°19°0%8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h56%75%2
Sun 5pCloudy65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)65°18°0%9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h56%66%1
Sun 6pCloudy63°17° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)63°17°0%9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h58%70%0
Sun 7pCloudy59°15° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)59°15°0%9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h62%77%0
Sun 8pCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)55°13°0%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h69%77%0
Sun 9pCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)53°12°0%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h69%81%0
Sun 10pCloudy52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)52°11°0%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h66%85%0
Sun 11pCloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)46°8°0%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h68%82%0
Mon 12aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)46°8°0%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h66%80%0
Mon 1aCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°0%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h66%82%0
Mon 2aCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°5%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h63%80%0
Mon 3aCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)45°7°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h63%80%0
Mon 4aCloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)43°6°10%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h63%80%0
Mon 5aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)42°6°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h65%81%0
Mon 6aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)42°6°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h65%81%0
Mon 7aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)41°5°5%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h68%81%0
Mon 8aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)40°4°10%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h73%83%0
Mon 9aCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°10%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h71%82%0
Mon 10aCloudy53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)53°12°10%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h64%83%1
Mon 11aCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)55°13°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h61%93%1
Mon 12pCloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)57°14°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h59%93%2
Mon 1pCloudy59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)59°15°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h55%91%2
Mon 2pCloudy61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)61°16°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h56%94%3
Mon 3pCloudy62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)62°17°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h54%91%2
Mon 4pMostly cloudy62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)62°17°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h54%93%1
Mon 5pCloudy61°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)61°16°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h56%86%1
Mon 6pCloudy60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)60°16°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h58%89%0
Mon 7pMostly cloudy57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)57°14°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h64%92%0
Mon 8pCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)54°12°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h71%91%0
Mon 9pCloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)53°12°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h74%95%0
Mon 10pCloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)53°12°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h74%98%0
Mon 11pMostly cloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)53°12°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h77%97%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly cloudy, 51°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly cloudy, 67°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. North wind around 6 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    63°17°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 35°2°
    Wind
    13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind around 10 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 12 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    58°14°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 35°2°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  3. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 34°1°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 57°14°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 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. Southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    69°21°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 34°1°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 58°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    62°17°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 34°1°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  6. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 57°14°

      50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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 72. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 33°1°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
  7. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 57°14°

      50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    62°17°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    60°16°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 32°0°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 53°11°

      30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 46°8°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
    48°9°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 32°0°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
  10. Tuesday, Nov 3. Rain. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 49°9°

      30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 45°7°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    55°13°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 32°0°
    Wind
    25 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 67°, low 51°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 62°, low 47°, cooling off.

  3. Tuesday

    Dry, high 70°, low 52°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 57–72°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Cedar River at Charles City

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.2 ft
Flow
787 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Winnebago River at Mason City

15 mi
Below flood stage
Level
5.3 ft
Flow
272 cfs

Reading from Sun 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek near Mason City US 65

17 mi
Level
80.8 ft
Flow
17 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Willow Creek at Mason City US 18 Bus

18 mi
Level
85.8 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 148

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
4
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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Charles City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Forecast high / low
67°19° / 51°11°
Record high
82°28° in 1927
Record low
20°−7° in 1942

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +4°+2°MonOct 19
  2. +5°+3°TueOct 20
  3. +10°+6°WedOct 21
  4. +15°+8°ThuOct 22
  5. —FriOct 23
  6. —SatOct 24
  7. —SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:13 PM.

Daylight
10 h 35 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour
5:33–6:30 PM
Morning 7:19–8:17 AM
Blue hour
6:30–6:42 PM
Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today
sets 7:04 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon
Today, 11:12 PM
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Rudd. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.