Forest City, IA 50436 Weather

Winnebago County10:49 PM CDT43.27°N, 93.64°W

Current conditions

Clear
55°
Clear
Feels like 55°
High 73° Friday·Low 54° tonight
WindSSE 6 mph
Humidity82%
Dew point50°
Pressure30.17 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover6%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:37 AM
Sunset6:22 PM

Observed at Forest City Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

  • Friday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 61°
  2. 11 PM Mostly Clear 59°
  3. Fri12 AM Mostly Clear 58°
  4. 1 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  5. 2 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  6. 3 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  7. 4 AM Clear 55°
  8. 5 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  9. 6 AM Sunny 54°
  10. 7 AM Sunny 54°
  11. 8 AM Sunny 54°
  12. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 57°
  13. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 62°
  14. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 66°
  15. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 68°
  16. 1 PM Partly Sunny 71°
  17. 2 PM Mostly Cloudy 72°
  18. 3 PM Partly Sunny 73°
  19. 4 PM Partly Sunny 73°
  20. 5 PM Partly Sunny 72°
  21. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 71°
  22. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 68°
  23. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  24. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear54°
  2. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny57°73°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny49°75°
  4. SunOct 25 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy26%44°62°
  5. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers36%42°57°
  6. TueOct 27 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers32%44°57°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers36%41°59°
  8. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers19%57°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny29°51°
  10. SatOct 31 Sunny Sunny42°60°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

73
Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • ThuModerate (55)
  • FriModerate (55)

North-central Iowa, IA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:37 AM
Sunset 6:22 PM
Daylight 10 h 44 min (−2 min 47 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:31 PM Moonset 3:37 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low57° / 34°
Record high80° (2022)
Record low15° (1976)
Wettest1.86 in (1979)
Yesterday75° / 41°
Month to date1.09 in (normal 1.85 in)

Mason City Municipal Ap, records since 1948. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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