Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KDVN

Wheatland, IA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Falling 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 (75°24° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 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 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	46%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	26%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	32%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	53%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	73%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	67%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	69%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	80%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	47%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	39%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	72%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	86%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	86%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	79%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	64%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	78%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	71%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 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 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  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 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
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 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 58°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Snow 0.61 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
47°8°–69°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.0 ft
Flow: 3,220 cfs

Forecast peak 8.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 1,640 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 486 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River at Cedar Bluff

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 8,630 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · 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 131

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Lowden · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:25 PM; Morning 7:08–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:57–7:08 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 64% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wheatland, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa

North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton

Cedar River at Cedar Bluff

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