Observed 6:53 PM CDT at KAMW

Sheldahl, IA weather

Clear and 66°19°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (65°18° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · 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 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	21%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	34%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	73%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	67%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	75%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	81%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	75%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	80%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	49%	79%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	87%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	78%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  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, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
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 72°22°).
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
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
51°11°–76°24°
Low, likely
34°1°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–75°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, 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

Big Creek Lake near Polk City

5.1 mi

Level: 20.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Creek Ponding Area near Polk City

7.5 mi

Level: 37.7 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Saylorville Reservoir

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 838 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Ames US 30

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 759 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · 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 123

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Ames 8 Wsw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1964–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+12°+7°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:37 PM; Morning 7:20–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:48 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 70% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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