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Galena, IL 61036 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Dubuque Regional Airport · 23 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
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Wednesday
Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now48°
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- 12 PM65°
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- 2 PM70°
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- Thu12 AM53°
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10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Clear43°
- TodayOct 21Sunny47°72°
- ThuOct 22Sunny48°73°
- FriOct 23Sunny53°71°
- SatOct 24Partly Sunny53°71°
- SunOct 25Partly Sunny19%48°68°
- MonOct 26Slight Chance Rain Showers20%42°61°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny11%58°
- WedOct 28Sunny32°50°
- ThuOct 29Partly cloudy33°54°
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
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
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- ThuModerate
- FriModerate
Driftless Area South, WI reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyDubuque Area, records since 1874. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Dubuque 22 km
- Platteville 35 km
- Maquoketa 44 km
- Asbury 29 km
- Dyersville 58 km
- Lancaster 53 km
- Georgetown 58 km
- Savanna 42 km
- Lena 49 km
- Mineral Point 53 km
- Darlington 38 km
- Cascade 51 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in DVN, issued 2 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Above normal temperatures are forecast to continue this week and there is a 55% chance they they will continue through the end of October.
Short Term
Issued at 109 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Ridging is forecast to continue to build northward across Iowa through the day on Wednesday. Shortwave energy near the ridge axis may bring periods of clouds through the area especially tonight into Wednesday morning. Nudged temperatures downward by 1 to 2 degrees tonight and Wednesday night based on trends from the past several nights. Based on persistence high temperatures on Wednesday will be 1 to 2 degrees warmer than todays with southerly winds around 5 MPH.
Long Term
Issued at 109 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Thursday through Saturday, ridging is forecast to build northward into southern Canada as high pressure at the surface moves into the Mid Atlantic states. As the surface high moves off shore Friday into Saturday, the pressure gradient across the Midwest will gradually tighten leading to potentially breezy conditions Friday into Saturday. High temperatures will gradually modify each day with highs in the 70s. Cloud cover may also increase Friday into Saturday as a storm system develops to our west.
Sunday through Monday, a 500 mb shortwave trough is forecast to dig into the Upper Midwest. This pushes a cold front southeastward across the area early next week. This front will gradually become parallel to the flow as it moves southeastward early next week causing it to stall out in southern Iowa or northern Missouri. The NBM has 15 to 25% chance POPs Sunday night through Monday across the area. High temperatures on Sunday remain in the lower to mid 70s ahead of the front with temperatures falling into the 60s on Monday behind the front. Despite cooler high temperatures, these remain above normal for the last week of October when high temperatures are normally in the mid to upper 50s. Rainfall amounts will be light with less than a tenth of an inch for rainfall.
Aviation
Issued at 1212 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026
VFR conditions will prevail through the period. A weak disturbance will bring a mid level cloud deck around 20 kft to all terminals but DBQ. No precipitation is expected with this disturbance due to the dry air in place. Winds will shift from southeasterly to south- southwesterly around 21/13-15Z but will remain around 5-10 kts or lower.
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