Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KOLZ

Volga, IA weather

Clear and 54°12°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 54°12°, dew point 52°11° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 54Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 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 (52°11° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° 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	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	58%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	62%	62%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	56%	34%	1
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	51%	28%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	32%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	44%	34%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	50%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	78%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	43%	77%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	48%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	62%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	75%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	72%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	47%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	56%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	63%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	65%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	58%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	72%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	73%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	73%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	63%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	72%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	74%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind 3 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°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 70. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance
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. South wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–66°19°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.82 in21 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (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

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 10 - Guttenberg

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 27,300 cfs

Forecast peak 4.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at McGregor

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft

Forecast peak 6.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Turkey River at Elkader

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft
Flow: 908 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Volga River at Littleport

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 456 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 146

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Elkader 6 Ssw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:27 PM; Morning 7:12–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 7:01–7:12 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Volga.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Volga, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 10 - Guttenberg

Mississippi River at McGregor

Turkey River at Elkader

Volga River at Littleport

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