West Fork Des Moines River near Avoca
14 mi- Level
- 1418 ft
- Flow
- 7 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 1:00 PM CDT at KOTG
Sunny and 64°18°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~2–6 PM (57%).
Today: low 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°), high 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°).
Now 64°18°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 55% | 100% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 52% | 100% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Showers | 61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 52% | 77% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 51% | 99% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 50% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 70% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 75% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 78% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 81% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Showers | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 84% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 81% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 63% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 55% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 53% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 52% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 55% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 60% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 64% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 67% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 36°2° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 36°2° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 35°2° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 70%, 0.12 in3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Drizzle | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Drizzle | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 70%, 0.12 in3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Drizzle | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 33°1° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Drizzle | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 50%, 0.12 in3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Drizzle | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 70%, 0.12 in3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Drizzle | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 31°−1° | 90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 29°−2° | 90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 30°−1° | 90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 95% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°) | 33°1° | 90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 80% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Rain | 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 38°3° | 90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 75% | 100% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely. Cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.62 in16 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 1 in26 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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 65°18°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% 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.
57% chance of rain, high 67°, low 41°.
72% chance of rain, high 49°, low 36°, cooling off.
89% chance of rain, high 50°, low 40°.
Highs 52–67°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 78% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 11 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Iona weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 6:24 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 100% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing