Winterset, IA Weather

Madison County2:11 AM CDT41.33°N, 94.01°WElevation 1,089 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Cloudy
61°
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 61°
High 76°·Low 59° tonight
WindS 13 mph gusts 21 mph
Humidity67%
Dew point50°
Cloud cover59%
Sunrise7:39 AM
Sunset6:23 PM

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

Forecast

10-day
  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

  • Saturday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 days ago.

  1. Now Mostly Cloudy 61°
  2. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  3. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  4. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  5. 6 AM Partly Sunny 59°
  6. 7 AM Partly Sunny 59°
  7. 8 AM Partly Sunny 60°
  8. 9 AM Partly Sunny 62°
  9. 10 AM Partly Sunny 64°
  10. 11 AM Partly Sunny 67°
  11. 12 PM Partly Sunny 70°
  12. 1 PM Partly Sunny 73°
  13. 2 PM Partly Sunny 75°
  14. 3 PM Partly Sunny 75°
  15. 4 PM Partly Sunny 75°
  16. 5 PM Partly Sunny 74°
  17. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 71°
  18. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 69°
  19. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°
  20. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  21. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  22. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  23. Sun12 AM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  24. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 60°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy50°
  2. WedOct 21 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny51°75°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny54°76°
  4. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny59°75°
  5. TodayOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny56°76°
  6. SunOct 25 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers28%49°68°
  7. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers28%45°60°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny13%59°
  9. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny31°50°
  10. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny33°55°

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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Weather news in Iowa

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    KCCI·1 day ago
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    KCCI·2 days ago
  • Warm and dry weather pattern holds across Iowa

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    KWWL·3 days ago
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    KWWL·3 days ago
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    Another great day for outdoor plans is ahead for our Tuesday. High pressure is in place to our east, which will keep us dry all day. Our temperatures are still warmer than average, and we'll top out in the low 70s…

    KCCI·3 days ago
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    KGAN·5 days ago
  • Iowa weather: Dry day before gradual warmup

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    KCCI·5 days ago
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    KCCI·6 days ago

Air quality

52
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • SatModerate
  • SunModerate

Des Moines, 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 7:39 AM
Sunset 6:23 PM
Daylight 10 h 44 min (−2 min 33 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 95% lit
Moonrise 5:15 PM Moonset 5:55 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in DMX, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Warm and dry conditions continue Saturday. Elevated fire weather conditions in cropland.

- Rain chances increase slowly from the northwest, cooling temperatures within and to the north of rain.

- Stalled boundary will bring split weather conditions next week: Seasonal temperatures north, warm south. Rain chances remain in the picture.

Short Term

Issued at 238 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Showers hung on in northern Iowa this afternoon. Ceiling heights in observations were above 15kft and soundings show a dry sub-cloud layer. Dew points at the surface mixed into the upper 40s where clouds didn't reach and winds gusted between 20 and 30mph. Midlevel moisture will continue to be advected northward as the northern segment of the western CONUS trough ejects northward. The southern piece of the trough will remain closed off and stuck in the southwest US. Meanwhile, high pressure is stuck in the Midwest to our east. This is blocking the cold front of the northern stream wave, stalling it in northwest Iowa through the weekend. Rain chances will be in play in the north and northwest, mainly in the overnight hours. Clouds will be common across the area due to moisture advection.

The southern portion of the trough will start to fill and migrate northeast into the Plains, bringing increased rain and clouds to the area to end the weekend and begin the following week.

Long Term

Issued at 238 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

On late Monday, the wave will tilt negatively across southeast South Dakota. Some CAPE is tucked right in the triple point, but the speed of the system keeps the warm sector out of the state until the overnight hours. CAPE will build on the warm sector of the front as it stalls across the middle of the state. Much of next week will have split weather between the north and southern half. The northern half will have more seasonal temperatures whereas 70 degree highs will be common across the south. Rain and some thunderstorms will remain in the picture. This pattern will remain until the east CONUS ridge is broken down by a stronger system from the west.

Aviation

Issued at 1029 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the TAF period. Main impact through the overnight will be LLWS particularly at KFOD/KMCW. Though surface winds near 10 knots will be present, latest analysis is showing 35-40 knot winds at 2kft with ~30 degrees of veering. The LLWS is expected to mix out shortly after sunrise. There is a low (~20%) chance of showers at KFOD/KMCW between 00-06z, and will need to be monitored for PROB30/TEMPO inclusion in future issuances.

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