Observed 7:15 PM CDT at KMXO

Stanwood, IA weather

Clear and 66°19°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 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 (68°20° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° 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 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · 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	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	37%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	59%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	52%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	41%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	89%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	88%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	65%	84%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	82%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	86%	2
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	49%	67%	2
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	62%	2
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	61%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	47%	72%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	92%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
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 slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.2 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°11°
  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°–68°20°
Low, likely
38°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DVN) (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 at Anamosa Shaw Rd

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 1,990 cfs

Forecast peak 7.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Cedar Bluff

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 8,610 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Rapid Creek (IA) near Iowa City

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids

23 mi

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 7,980 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 131

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Lowden · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Stanwood 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: 5:30–6:26 PM; Morning 7:10–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Stanwood, 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 at Anamosa Shaw Rd

Cedar River at Cedar Bluff

Rapid Creek (IA) near Iowa City

Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids

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