Washington, IA Weather

Washington County5:15 AM CDT41.30°N, 91.69°WElevation 761 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
51°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 51°
High 74°·Low 51° tonight
WindSE 5 mph
Humidity96%
Dew point50°
Cloud cover8%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:28 AM
Sunset6:15 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • Thursday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 74.

  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 51°
  2. 6 AM Sunny 51°
  3. 7 AM Sunny 51°
  4. 8 AM Sunny 54°
  5. 9 AM Sunny 57°
  6. 10 AM Sunny 61°
  7. 11 AM Sunny 65°
  8. 12 PM Sunny 69°
  9. 1 PM Sunny 72°
  10. 2 PM Sunny 74°
  11. 3 PM Sunny 74°
  12. 4 PM Sunny 74°
  13. 5 PM Sunny 72°
  14. 6 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  15. 7 PM Mostly Clear 67°
  16. 8 PM Mostly Clear 64°
  17. 9 PM Mostly Clear 62°
  18. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 60°
  19. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  20. Sat12 AM Partly Cloudy 58°
  21. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 58°
  22. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 57°
  23. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 56°
  24. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 56°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny49°74°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny51°77°
  3. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny55°74°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny55°74°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny51°73°
  6. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers21%46°66°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers17%42°58°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy0.47 in49°68°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.50 in39°60°
  10. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny37°59°

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

64
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • FriModerate (68)

Southeast 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 7:28 AM
Sunset 6:15 PM
Daylight 10 h 47 min (−2 min 34 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 91% lit
Moonrise 4:44 PM Moonset 4:37 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low61° / 37°
Month to date2.10 in (normal 2.18 in)

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

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