Observed 12:25 AM CDT at KMIW

Zearing, IA weather

Clear and 59°15°, jacket by 6 AM.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 54°12° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 11 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
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	67%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	53%	67%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	68%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	48%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	46%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	71%	84%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	69%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	64%	82%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	81%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	78%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	78%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	47%	79%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	82%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	78%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	76%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	84%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	82%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	77%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 11p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	92%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
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 74°23°).
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 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
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
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 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–57°14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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
50°10°–72°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–59°15°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 54°, cooling off.
Tuesday
Dry, high 71°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 58–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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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 New Providence

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 324 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Ames Hwy E18

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 544 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Ames McFarland Park

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 259 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Keigley Branch near Story City

17 mi

Level: 83.4 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:33 PM; Morning 7:20–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:03 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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

Zearing, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence

South Skunk River near Ames Hwy E18

South Skunk River near Ames McFarland Park

Keigley Branch near Story City

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon