Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KDEH

Waukon, IA weather

Overcast and 63°17°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Cloudy

Wind: 10 mph17 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 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, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningNear 62°17° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 49°9° · 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 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	65%	79%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	64%	36%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	57%	24%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	53%	22%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	49%	27%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	48%	40%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	50%	78%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	52%	75%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	58%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	68%	45%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	74%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	71%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	70%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	58%	72%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	57%	73%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	65%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	85%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	79%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  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 67. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  30% 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 63. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 62. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  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
57°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 60°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–67°; 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 at Lansing - Pool 9

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 28,200 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 9 - Lynxville

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 613 ft
Flow: 17,700 cfs

Forecast peak 613 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at McGregor

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 8 - Genoa

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 621 ft
Flow: 16,200 cfs

Forecast peak 621 ft Sat 1 PM

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 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 149

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Postville · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:26 PM; Morning 7:13–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 7:01–7:13 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Waukon, 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 at Lansing - Pool 9

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 9 - Lynxville

Mississippi River at McGregor

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 8 - Genoa

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