Observed 8:55 PM CDT at KOLZ

Wadena, IA weather

Partly cloudy and 61°16°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 9 mph15 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 70Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 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 (63°17° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 65°18° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 58°14° by 8 PM · 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 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	64%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	72%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	61%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	63%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	92%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	88%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	85%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	83%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	80%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	84%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	71%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	84%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	54%	82%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	84%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	64%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°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°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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 72. South wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  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 72. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 72. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% 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
48°9°–69°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–58°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; 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

Turkey River at Elkader

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 888 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Volga River at Littleport

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 443 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Turkey River near Eldorado

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 491 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 82.5 ft
Flow: 81 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

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 14Typical 152

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Fayette · 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 10°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Wadena 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 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:27 PM; Morning 7:13–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

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

Wadena, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Turkey River at Elkader

Volga River at Littleport

Turkey River near Eldorado

Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran

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