West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt
11 mi- Level
- 75.7 ft
Reading from Sun 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:10 PM CDT at KMCW
Woden, IA weather
Sunny and 59°15°, jacket by 6 PM.
Today: low 45°7°, high 60°16°.
Now 59°15°
Sunny
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
- From the north-northeast. 813–9 mph14 km/h through 4 AM
- Dew point
- 45°7°
- Comfortable · down to 36°2° by 1 AM
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 58°14°
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 20%
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 20%
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 56°13° by 3 PM · Rain 2–6 PM (30%)
Tomorrow nightNear 54°12° · Rain 6 PM–1 AM (40%)
Tuesday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 20%
Tuesday afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4p | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 60% | — | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from N | 64% | — | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE | 64% | — | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 66% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 68% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 63% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 66% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 63% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 65% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE | 63% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 65% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 68% | — | — |
| Mon 4a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE | 68% | — | — |
| Mon 10a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE | 63% | — | — |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE | 59% | — | — |
| Mon 12p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE | 56% | — | — |
| Mon 1p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E | 57% | — | — |
| Mon 2p | Showers | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E | 55% | — | — |
| Mon 3p | Showers | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E | 55% | — | — |
| Mon 4p | Showers | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E | 57% | — | — |
| Mon 5p | Showers | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E | 57% | — | — |
| Mon 6p | Showers | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E | 61% | — | — |
| Mon 7p | Showers | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E | 66% | — | — |
| Mon 8p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 9p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from E | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 10p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE | 74% | — | — |
| Mon 11p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE | 77% | — | — |
| Tue 12a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE | 77% | — | — |
| Tue 1a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ESE | 80% | — | — |
| Tue 2a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 80% | — | — |
| Tue 3a | Showers | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 80% | — | — |
| Tue 4a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from SE | 83% | — | — |
| Tue 5a | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from SSE | 83% | — | — |
| Tue 6a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from SSE | 80% | — | — |
| Tue 7a | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE | 83% | — | — |
| Tue 8a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE | 83% | — | — |
| Tue 9a | Mostly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 80% | — | — |
| Tue 10a | Mostly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from S | 75% | — | — |
| Tue 11a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from S | 69% | — | — |
| Tue 12p | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW | 62% | — | — |
| Tue 1p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW | 56% | — | — |
| Tue 2p | Mostly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW | 52% | — | — |
| Tue 3p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 52% | — | — |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. One forecast only.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 46°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 60°16°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Showers. High 56°13°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 46°8°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 56°13°30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 52°11°40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 53°12°30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. East southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–56°13°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Storms 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 52°11° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 62°17°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 52°11° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 66°19°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 51°11° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 60°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 56°, low 49°, cooling off.
Tuesday
Dry, high 68°, low 52°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 66–73°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.
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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
East Fork Des Moines River near Algona
19 mi- Level
- 7.7 ft
- Flow
- 180 cfs
Reading from Sun 3 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 85% less heating than a typical week.
This week 24Typical 158
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 8
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).
Open the windows?
Tue, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
Forest City 2 Nne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026
Oct 25, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 54°12° / 33°1°
- Forecast high / low
- 60°16° / 45°7°
- Record high
- 83°28° in 1927
- Record low
- 19°−7° in 1933
Last 7 days vs normal
- —MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
- —SunOct 25
Woden weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:16 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 35 min
- Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:37–6:34 PM
- Morning 7:23–8:21 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:34–6:46 PM
- Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Full moon
100% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 7:08 AM · rises 5:42 PM
- Full moon
- Today, 11:12 PM
- New moon
- Nov 9
