Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KGGI

Tama, IA weather

Clear and 55°13°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 20 mph33 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 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

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · 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 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	34%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	45%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	65%	36%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	55%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	53%	66%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	73%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	52%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	27%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	25%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	65%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	72%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	71%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	67%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	67%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	63%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	72%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	69%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	95%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. 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 70°21°).
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance
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 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.12 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% 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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–71°; 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

Iowa River near Tama US 63

0.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 1,640 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

3.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 2,150 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Richland Creek near Haven

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.3 ft
Flow: 64 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Walnut Creek near Hartwick

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · 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 137

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Toledo 3n · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:32 PM; Morning 7:15–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 7:04–7:15 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Tama, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iowa River near Tama US 63

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49

Richland Creek near Haven

Walnut Creek near Hartwick

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