Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KCAV

Williams, IA weather

Clear and 59°15°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 AM.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph16 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h; From the south-southeast. 610–14 mph23 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 54°12° tonight at 4 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° 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	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	38%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	51%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	77%	27%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	70%	14%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	61%	16%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	53%	37%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	48%	36%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	44%	38%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	40%	44%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	79%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	46%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	69%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	58%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	92%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly 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 75 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. North northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
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 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% 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 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 60°16°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
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
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg

4.5 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell

13 mi

Level: 81.4 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Boone River near Webster City

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 443 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

White Fox Creek at Clarion

19 mi

Level: 85.2 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · 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 12Typical 148

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Webster City · 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 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:35 PM; Morning 7:20–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:46 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 44% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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