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Observed 6:30 AM CDT at KFXY

Thompson, IA weather

Clear and 55°13°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°), high 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°).

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind
11 mph18 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h
From the southeast. Gusts to 29 mph46 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point
46°8°
Comfortable
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.19 inHg1022 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 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 (55°13° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for
  • Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h today 10 AM–1 PM
  • Above 70°21° today by noon
  • High 76°24° today at 3 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
  1. This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
  2. This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonNear 59°15° · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 6aPartly cloudy58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)58°14°0%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h75%16%0
Sat 7aClear57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)57°14°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h75%11%0
Sat 8aMostly sunny57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)57°14°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h77%24%0
Sat 9aSunny59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)59°15°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h72%10%0
Sat 10aSunny62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)62°17°0%14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h67%2%1
Sat 11aSunny67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)67°19°0%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h56%17%2
Sat 12pSunny70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)70°21°0%14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h49%28%3
Sat 1pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)73°23°0%13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h44%72%3
Sat 2pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)73°23°0%13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h44%69%3
Sat 3pPartly sunny76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)76°24°0%12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h40%56%2
Sat 4pPartly sunny76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)76°24°5%10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h42%63%1
Sat 5pMostly cloudy74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)74°23°5%8 mph13 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h46%67%1
Sat 6pCloudy71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)71°22°5%6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h51%84%0
Sat 7pCloudy65°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)65°18°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h63%89%0
Sat 8pCloudy61°16° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)61°16°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h70%93%0
Sat 9pCloudy58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)58°14°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h77%92%0
Sat 10pCloudy56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)56°13°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h80%92%0
Sat 11pCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)55°13°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h80%89%0
Sun 12aCloudy54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)54°12°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h80%92%0
Sun 1aCloudy53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)53°12°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h80%96%0
Sun 2aMostly cloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)53°12°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h80%83%0
Sun 3aCloudy52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)52°11°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h80%80%0
Sun 4aCloudy52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)52°11°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h80%65%0
Sun 5aCloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)48°9°5%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h83%74%0
Sun 6aCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)47°8°10%6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h86%83%0
Sun 7aCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)47°8°10%6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h86%82%0
Sun 8aMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)45°7°5%6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h83%61%0
Sun 9aPartly sunny51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)51°11°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h74%63%0
Sun 10aCloudy54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)54°12°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h66%68%1
Sun 11aCloudy56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)56°13°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h59%69%1
Sun 12pCloudy58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)58°14°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h57%71%3
Sun 1pCloudy59°15° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)59°15°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h53%69%4
Sun 2pCloudy60°16° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)60°16°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h51%68%4
Sun 3pCloudy60°16° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)60°16°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h49%72%3
Sun 4pCloudy61°16° (likely 51°11° to 63°17°)61°16°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h46%63%2
Sun 5pCloudy59°15° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)59°15°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h47%69%1
Sun 6pCloudy59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)59°15°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h45%74%0
Sun 7pCloudy55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)55°13°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h53%77%0
Sun 8pCloudy52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)52°11°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h56%79%0
Sun 9pCloudy50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)47°8°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h58%85%0
Sun 10pCloudy49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)46°8°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h58%84%0
Sun 11pCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)45°7°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h60%89%0
Mon 12aCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)45°7°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h60%90%0
Mon 1aCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)45°7°20%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h60%94%0
Mon 2aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)44°7°20%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h63%90%0
Mon 3aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)43°6°20%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h65%89%0
Mon 4aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)42°6°20%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h68%94%0
Mon 5aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)41°5°20%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h70%98%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    73°23°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 34°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 48°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      20% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

    High, likely
    54°12°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 56. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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

    High, likely
    56°13°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 33°1°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 62°16°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

    High, likely
    63°17°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 58°14°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 67°20°

      20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 52°11°

      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 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

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

    High, likely
    64°18°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 51°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 65°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 56°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 51°11°

      20% 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 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 62.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    61°16°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 32°0°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 62°16°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

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

    High, likely
    57°14°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–66°19°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 49°10°

      20% 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
    57°14°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    50°10° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 50°10°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 49°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
    55°13°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    50°10° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    27 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 76°, low 47°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 61°, low 42°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    39% chance of rain, high 56°, low 44°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 58–66°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, 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

West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt

19 mi
Level
75.7 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

East Branch Blue Earth River near Blue Earth 1N

24 mi
Level
1047 ft
Flow
218 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 155

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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Forest City 2 Nne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Forecast high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Record high
83°28° in 1964
Record low
15°−9° in 1895

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:17 PM.

Daylight
10 h 37 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour
5:37–6:35 PM
Morning 7:22–8:20 AM
Blue hour
6:35–6:46 PM
Morning 7:11–7:22 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 6:59–7:11 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Thompson. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.