Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KFOD

Twin Lakes, IA weather

Mostly sunny and 68°20°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 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

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 2 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 10 AM · rain chance 20% · 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 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	56%	9%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	51%	27%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	48%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	44%	32%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	61%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	50%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	50%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	42%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	67%	66%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	60%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	66%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	65%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	66%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	66%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	68%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	71%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	76%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	93%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
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 63. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance
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 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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
63°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 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
60°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
56°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly 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
55°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
28 mph46 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–68°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, 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

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge

19 mi

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 256 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

North Raccoon River near Sac City

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft
Flow: 334 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 1,530 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

North Raccoon River near Lanesboro

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft
Flow: 1,050 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 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 16Typical 140

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Rockwell City · 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

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Twin Lakes weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:40 PM; Morning 7:24–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:51 PM; Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Twin Lakes, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge

North Raccoon River near Sac City

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge

North Raccoon River near Lanesboro

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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