Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KCID

Watkins, IA weather

Sunny and 59°15°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/hgusts 21 mph33 km/h; From the south. 58–13 mph20 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 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 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 52°11° · 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 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	35%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	59%	63%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	71%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	48%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	46%	28%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	23%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	43%	31%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	49%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	44%	31%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	54%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	73%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	46%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	73%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	64%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	93%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°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 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.92 in23 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 46 mph73 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 7,530 cfs

Forecast peak 5.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Marengo

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.6 ft
Flow: 3,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Bear Creek at Ladora

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.8 ft
Flow: 171 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Belle Plaine

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.5 ft
Flow: 2,880 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°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?

Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:30 PM; Morning 7:13–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Watkins, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids

Iowa River at Marengo

Big Bear Creek at Ladora

Iowa River at Belle Plaine

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