Plainfield, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station Switch to Metric Units
Feels Like 44°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station Switch to Metric Units
Feels Like 44°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures start near 53°F, reaching 67°F before cooling to 47°F, then recovering to 47°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 11°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 44°F with lows around 26°F.
This Date in Weather History
1911 - The central U.S. experienced perhaps its most dramatic cold wave of record. During the early morning temperatures across the Central Plains ranged from 68 degrees at Kansas City to 4 above North Platte NE. In Kansas City, the temperature warmed to a record 76 degrees by late morning before the arctic front moved in from the northwest. Skies become overcast, winds shifted to the northwest, and the mercury began to plummet. By early afternoon it was cold enough to snow, and by midnight the temperature had dipped to a record cold reading of 11 degrees above zero. Oklahoma City also established a record high of 83 degrees and record low of 17 degrees that same day. In southeastern Kansas, the temperature at Independence plunged from 83 degrees to 33 degrees in just one hour. The arctic cold front produced severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the Mississippi Valley, a blizzard in the Ohio Va
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Plainfield, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Nov 11
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Nov 12
Day: Sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 2 to 8 mph.
Thursday Nov 13
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday Nov 14
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday Nov 15
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday Nov 16
Day: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Monday Nov 17
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Nov 18
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:58 AM
Sunset 4:52 PM
Last Light 5:22 PM
Moonset 1:10 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
95 at 6 Miles South-southwest Of Ogilby, CA and 6 Miles West-southwest Of Glamis, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
3 at 6 Miles Southeast Of Gatlinburg, TN
Weather Folklore
Evening red and morning gray; a good sign for a fair day.
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