Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KAWG

Wellman, IA weather

Overcast and 52°11°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 813–10 mph16 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 52°11°, dew point 52°11° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 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 (50°10° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

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

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° 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 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	73%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	66%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	37%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	59%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	30%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	40%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	33%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	41%	26%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	23%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	15%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	47%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	60%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° 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 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	60%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	65%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	93%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°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, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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 71°22°).
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.83 in21 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Iowa River at Iowa City

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.2 ft
Flow: 3,690 cfs

Forecast peak 13.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

English River at Kalona

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 454 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

English River at Parnell

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.8 ft
Flow: 171 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Old Mans Creek near Iowa City

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 143 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 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 8Typical 126

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?

Washington · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−3°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:30 PM; Morning 7:12–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:01–7:12 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 70% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wellman, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iowa River at Iowa City

English River at Kalona

English River at Parnell

Old Mans Creek near Iowa City

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