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Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KMXO

Stone City, IA weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 53°12°, high 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°).

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind
13 mph21 km/h
From the south. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point
50°10°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.25 inHg1024 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (77°25° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for
  • Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
  1. This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
  7. Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 4pPartly sunny75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h41%33%2
Sat 5pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)73°23°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h44%40%1
Sat 6pMostly cloudy72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)72°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h46%39%0
Sat 7pCloudy68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h53%67%0
Sat 8pClear64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h60%26%0
Sat 9pMostly cloudy62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h65%65%0
Sat 10pClear61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h65%38%0
Sat 11pCloudy59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h69%75%0
Sun 12aCloudy58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h69%74%0
Sun 1aPartly cloudy57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h72%71%0
Sun 2aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h74%78%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h77%75%0
Sun 4aPartly cloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h74%76%0
Sun 5aCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h77%77%0
Sun 6aCloudy54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h77%78%0
Sun 7aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)53°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h80%77%0
Sun 8aCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h77%77%0
Sun 9aCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h80%79%1
Sun 10aMostly sunny62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h65%69%2
Sun 11aCloudy66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h58%80%2
Sun 12pCloudy69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h53%80%3
Sun 1pCloudy73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)73°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h46%79%4
Sun 2pCloudy74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)74°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h44%80%4
Sun 3pCloudy75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h43%79%3
Sun 4pCloudy76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)76°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h43%80%2
Sun 5pCloudy74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)74°23°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h46%75%1
Sun 6pPartly cloudy71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)71°22°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h51%71%0
Sun 7pPartly cloudy68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)68°20°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h57%66%0
Sun 8pPartly cloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)63°17°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h67%71%0
Sun 9pCloudy61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)61°16°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h72%73%0
Sun 10pCloudy59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)59°15°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h78%78%0
Sun 11pCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)58°14°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h77%78%0
Mon 12aCloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)57°14°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h80%78%0
Mon 1aCloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)55°13°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h83%79%0
Mon 2aCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h86%77%0
Mon 3aCloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)53°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h86%84%0
Mon 4aCloudy53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)53°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h86%86%0
Mon 5aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h86%85%0
Mon 6aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h86%87%0
Mon 7aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h86%89%0
Mon 8aCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h86%86%0
Mon 9aCloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h80%82%0
Mon 10aCloudy59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h75%88%1
Mon 11aCloudy62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h70%86%1
Mon 12pCloudy65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h63%89%2
Mon 1pCloudy68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h57%92%3
Mon 2pCloudy70°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)70°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h53%86%3
Mon 3pCloudy71°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)71°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h49%88%3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 75°24°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.

    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°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 38°3°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

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

    High, likely
    71°22°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 38°3°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°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 71.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 38°3°
    Wind
    13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      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 72.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 37°3°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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 74.

    Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    69°21°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 37°3°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 69°21°

      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: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. 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°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 36°2°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 72°22°

      20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      30% chance

    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 74.

    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
    70°21°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 36°2°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      50% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      50% 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
    64°18°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 36°2°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 64°18°

      30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 46°8°

      30% chance · 0.08 in2 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
    63°17°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 35°2°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 56°13°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Snow 0.61 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 48°9°

      30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
    46°8°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 35°2°
    Wind
    29 mph46 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 75°, low 53°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 76°, low 52°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 71°, low 50°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 56–74°; 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.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

CEDAR RAPIDS NO. 1 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Forecast high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Record high
82°28° in 1899
Record low
20°−7° in 1981

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. —SunOct 18
  2. +6°+3°MonOct 19
  3. +3°+1°TueOct 20
  4. —WedOct 21
  5. +11°+6°ThuOct 22
  6. —FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Stone City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.

Daylight
10 h 41 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour
5:30–6:27 PM
Morning 7:11–8:07 AM
Blue hour
6:27–6:38 PM
Morning 7:00–7:11 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Stone City. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.