Cresco, IA Weather

Howard County8:17 AM CDT43.38°N, 92.11°WElevation 1,293 ft

Current conditions

Partly Sunny
56°
Partly Sunny
Feels like 56°
High 75°·Low 52°
WindS 14 mph gusts 22 mph
Humidity69%
Dew point46°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover67%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:34 AM
Sunset6:13 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 12 mph.

  • Sunday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 6 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Sunny 56°
  2. 9 AM Partly Sunny 59°
  3. 10 AM Partly Sunny 62°
  4. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 66°
  5. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 68°
  6. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  7. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  8. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 74°
  9. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 75°
  10. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 74°
  11. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 71°
  12. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 69°
  13. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  14. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  15. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  16. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  17. Sun12 AM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  18. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  19. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  20. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  21. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  22. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  23. 6 AM Mostly Cloudy 52°
  24. 7 AM Mostly Cloudy 52°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers15%56°73°
  2. TodayOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny52°75°
  3. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny47°63°
  4. MonOct 26 Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers25%45°58°
  5. TueOct 27 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers25%48°58°
  6. WedOct 28 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers31%47°64°
  7. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers27%43°59°
  8. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny29°48°
  9. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy38°57°

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

51
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • SatGood (44)
  • SunGood
  • MonGood

Rochester Area, MN reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:34 AM
Sunset 6:13 PM
Daylight 10 h 38 min (−2 min 46 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 97% lit
Moonrise 5:05 PM Moonset 5:48 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low59° / 37°
Month to date2.25 in (normal 2.08 in)

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

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ARX, issued 13 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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