Today
Expect rain. Daytime high +68°, overnight low +54°. Wind gusts reach 14 mph. Precipitation chance reaches 50%.
Weather in Alton
United States · Iowa · 42.9875, -96.0106
Today Now 2:21 PM
+68° Rain
Hourly forecast
Today10/28
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Tomorrow
Tomorrow mostly clear: daytime +61°, nighttime +45°, 7° colder.
Week
Seven days ahead fall within +45°…+68°. Peak warmth: Wed, +68°. Coldest at night — Thu, +45°. Precipitation expected: Wed, Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed. Strongest wind — Tue, up to 21 mph.
Week vs norm
- Today 10/28 +68° +12° usually +56°
- Tomorrow 10/29 +61° +5° usually +56°
- Fri 10/30 +54° −2° usually +55°
- Sat 10/31 +61° +6° usually +55°
- Sun 11/1 +64° +10° usually +54°
- Mon 11/2 +57° +4° usually +54°
- Tue 11/3 +55° +2° usually +53°
- Wed 11/4 +54° +1° usually +52°
Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.
This day, October 28
Today is warmer than usual for this date.
- Heat record +78° 2016
- Cold record +19° 2017
- Most precipitation 0.6 in 2021
- Strongest gust 47 mph 2003
Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.
Climate in Alton
Today is about 5° warmer than usual for October.
| Month | Daytime / Nighttime | Average | Precipitation in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +27° / +11° | +18° | 1.1 |
| Feb | +33° / +15° | +23° | 1.1 |
| Mar | +47° / +27° | +35° | 2.3 |
| Apr | +60° / +38° | +48° | 4.0 |
| May | +71° / +50° | +60° | 5.0 |
| Jun | +80° / +61° | +70° | 5.3 |
| Jul | +84° / +65° | +74° | 3.2 |
| Aug | +82° / +63° | +72° | 3.8 |
| Sep | +77° / +55° | +65° | 2.8 |
| Oct | +63° / +42° | +51° | 2.5 |
| Nov | +46° / +29° | +36° | 1.7 |
| Dec | +32° / +17° | +24° | 1.3 |
Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.
Astronomical data
Sunrise / sunset
7:53 AM | 6:21 PM
Moon
7:49 PM | 11:14 AM
Moon phase
Waning gibbous 91%
Next solar eclipse
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