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Charles City, IA 50616 Weather
Current conditions
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Forecast
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Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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Saturday
Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 7 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 6 hrs ago.
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10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 23Mostly Cloudy56°
- TodayOct 24Partly Sunny53°77°
- SunOct 25Mostly Cloudy45°67°
- MonOct 26Chance Rain Showers47%45°59°
- TueOct 27Chance Rain Showers47%48°61°
- WedOct 28Chance Rain Showers28%45°65°
- ThuOct 29Slight Chance Rain Showers23%41°61°
- FriOct 30Chance Rain Showers36%58°
- SatOct 31Rain0.09 in58°67°
- SunNov 1Heavy rain1.35 in47°64°
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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Almanac
MonthlyCharles City, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Mason City 44 km
- Waverly 41 km
- Clear Lake 58 km
- Hampton 56 km
- Cresco 57 km
- Osage 26 km
- New Hampton 29 km
- Sumner 54 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in ARX, issued 6 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Low potential for light rainfall this afternoon/evening and again late Saturday, but mostly dry conditions continue through Sunday.
- Greater rainfall potential exists Monday into Tuesday (40-70%) though the heaviest rain amounts look to stay northwest of the area. Additional potential exists mid next week.
- Temperatures trend cooler next week, but look to remain above normal.
Discussion
Issued at 100 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026
This Afternoon - Sunday: Mostly Dry, Low Precipitation Potential
Primarily dry conditions continue throughout the rest of this afternoon and through much of the weekend as upper level ridging slowly shifts eastward. However, an area of shortwave energy reflected at 700-500hPa currently over the north-central Iowa/south- central Minnesota is expected to continue lifting northward along the western side of the ridge this afternoon into the evening. 700- 500hPa positive vorticity advection and 700hPa frontogenesis associated with this shortwave trough combined with some modest mid to upper level moisture advection may result in scattered sprinkles to light showers this afternoon. Not expecting much in the way of impacts, if we even see rain at the surface at all, as dry air below 10kft depicted in RRFS/RAP/HRRR soundings acts to evaporate the bulk of any rain as it falls. However, there have been observations of light rain associated with these forcings upstream so a few hundreths of rain does not appear unreasonable.
While the shortwave trough continues working its way across our area tonight, a strong upper level low moves eastward across Canada, dragging a cold front into the Upper Midwest by late Saturday. This feature stalls out across Minnesota into northern Wisconsin as it becomes separated from the upper level support, remaining somewhere north of I-90 into Sunday. Weak moisture advects along this boundary under southerly flow as various shortwave troughs eject northward from a cutoff low across the Desert Southwest, promoting some low chances for light rain late Saturday through Sunday (10-20%).
Next Week: Greater Precipitation Potential, Trending Cooler
The stalled cold front begins to slowly sag southward late Sunday into early next week, allowing cooler air to filter into the region. There's still some uncertainty regarding what temperatures will ultimately be due to variations in how far south the boundary makes it and the influence from potential rainfall, but the 23.13z NBM mean suggests highs top out in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Aviation
Issued at 706 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026
Ongoing light rain scattered in nature expected to exit east of the forecast area through the evening hours. Besides low potential for FG impacts in River Valleys overnight, subsequent widespread flight impacts possible Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Arx Watches
WI...None. MN...None. IA...None.
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