West Union, IA 52175 Weather

Fayette County10:53 PM CDT42.94°N, 91.83°W

Current conditions

Clear
59°
Clear
Feels like 59°
High 74° Thursday·Low 49° tonight
WindSSE 6 mph
Humidity77%
Dew point52°
Pressure30.22 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover6%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:29 AM
Sunset6:17 PM

Observed at Oelwein Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Areas of fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday

    Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 9 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 56°
  2. 11 PM Mostly Clear 55°
  3. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  4. 1 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  5. 2 AM Patchy Fog 51°
  6. 3 AM Patchy Fog 51°
  7. 4 AM Areas Of Fog 50°
  8. 5 AM Areas Of Fog 50°
  9. 6 AM Areas Of Fog 49°
  10. 7 AM Areas Of Fog 49°
  11. 8 AM Areas Of Fog 50°
  12. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 55°
  13. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 59°
  14. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 64°
  15. 12 PM Sunny 68°
  16. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 71°
  17. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  18. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  19. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 74°
  20. 5 PM Sunny 71°
  21. 6 PM Mostly Clear 68°
  22. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 65°
  23. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  24. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 58°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny49°71°
  2. ThuOct 22 Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny51°74°
  3. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny55°73°
  4. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°72°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°69°
  6. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers42%43°59°
  7. TueOct 27 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers35%43°55°
  8. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny34°50°
  9. ThuOct 29 Rain Rain0.08 in39°53°
  10. FriOct 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny33°53°

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

76
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • WedModerate (63)
  • ThuModerate (60)
  • FriModerate (70)

Northeast 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 7:29 AM
Sunset 6:17 PM
Daylight 10 h 48 min (−2 min 46 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit
Moonrise 4:02 PM Moonset 2:23 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low58° / 34°
Record high83° (1947)
Record low12° (1896)
Wettest1.62 in (1943)
Month to date3.42 in (normal 1.96 in)

Fayette, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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