Ottumwa, IA 52501 Weather

Wapello County2:10 PM CDT41.03°N, 92.41°W

Current conditions

Sunny
76°
Sunny
Feels like 77°
High 78°·Low 51°
WindS 5 mph
Humidity45%
Dew point53°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover0%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:29 AM
Sunset6:20 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day
  • Today

    Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 6 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.

  1. Now Sunny 76°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 77°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 76°
  5. 6 PM Mostly Clear 73°
  6. 7 PM Clear 70°
  7. 8 PM Clear 64°
  8. 9 PM Mostly Clear 62°
  9. 10 PM Clear 61°
  10. 11 PM Clear 59°
  11. Fri12 AM Clear 58°
  12. 1 AM Clear 57°
  13. 2 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  14. 3 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  16. 5 AM Clear 54°
  17. 6 AM Sunny 53°
  18. 7 AM Sunny 52°
  19. 8 AM Sunny 54°
  20. 9 AM Sunny 57°
  21. 10 AM Sunny 63°
  22. 11 AM Sunny 68°
  23. 12 PM Sunny 72°
  24. 1 PM Sunny 74°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny51°78°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny55°77°
  3. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°76°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°77°
  5. MonOct 26 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy19%49°72°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers22%45°63°
  7. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny15%47°65°
  8. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy37°54°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny33°53°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy39°61°

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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Weather news near Ottumwa

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  • Chilly this morning, warm week ahead

    KYOU-TV OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Temperatures this morning are chilly, but will warm by this afternoon. Today brings sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. South winds will be gusty, reaching 25-30 mph…

    kyoutv.com·4 days ago
  • Chilly overnight, steady warmup ahead

    Temperatures are expected to take a steady upward trend over the next week. OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Temperatures are expected to take a steady upward trend over the next week. We’ll see another chilly night with…

    kyoutv.com·4 days ago
  • Frosty start, fall-like weekend

    After a chilly start this morning, sunshine takes over with highs around 60 degrees. Ottumwa schools secure $5.3 million for new baseball, softball complex ‘Tragedy’: 1 child, 1 adult killed after vehicle drives into…

    kyoutv.com·5 days ago
  • Freeze Warning Issued For Wapello County

    A freeze warning has been issued for Wapello County, including Ottumwa, for early Saturday morning. The National Weather Service says temperatures could drop as low as 31 degrees, with the warning in effect from 1 a.m…

    Ottumwa Radio·6 days ago
  • Widespread Freeze Warnings Issued Across Iowa as Temperatures Could Drop Into the 20s Saturday Morning

    A widespread round of freezing temperatures is expected across Iowa early Saturday morning, prompting the National Weather Service to issue Freeze Warnings, Freeze Watches, and Frost Advisories for the entire state…

    IowaWeather.com·6 days ago
  • Blustery this afternoon, first frost tonight

    OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Be ready for a blustery end to the week. We remain chilly and windy throughout the day. Gusts will reach or exceed 40 mph during the afternoon as highs only make it into the low 50s. Skies are…

    kyoutv.com·6 days ago
  • Colder weather with frost potential

    OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Windy conditions through Friday will usher in the chilliest air of the season so far. Showers or drizzle come ot an end this evening, leaving behind partly cloudy skies for a time. More clouds…

    kyoutv.com·6 days ago
  • A rainy afternoon, first frost on the way

    OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Keep a rain jacket or umbrella handy today. Rain continues through the afternoon as temperatures hold steady or climb a couple of degrees for highs in the low to mid 60s. Showers linger into the…

    kyoutv.com·7 days ago
  • Rainy before some pretty chilly weather

    OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Be ready for wet weather through Thursday night from time to time. The rest of this evening should be pretty dry, but showers return tonight. They’ll turn more widespread during the day Thursday…

    kyoutv.com·7 days ago
  • A stray shower today, more rain on the way

    OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - We’re watching for the return of rain between now and Thursday. We could see a stray sprinkle or light shower today, but most of the day is looking mostly cloudy, dry, and cooler with highs in the…

    kyoutv.com·8 days ago

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:29 AM
Sunset 6:20 PM
Daylight 10 h 50 min (−2 min 33 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 87% lit
Moonrise 4:25 PM Moonset 3:34 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low61° / 39°
Record high87° (2022)
Record low22° (1976)
Wettest1.90 in (2001)
Month to date0.90 in (normal 1.98 in)

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

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