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Richmond, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

Mostly Cloudy 51°F
Feels Like 51°F  
Humidity 59% Dew Point 37°F Wind WNW 19 MPH Gusts 30 Barometer 29.01 in.736.9 mm
Solar Rad 273 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 6.8 miles NE of central Richmond
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Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

Mostly Cloudy 51°F
Feels Like 51°F  
Humidity 59% Dew Point 37°F Wind WNW 19 MPH Gusts 30 Barometer 29.01 in.736.9 mm
Solar Rad 273 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 6.8 miles NE of central Richmond
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueOct 21
Tue Oct 21: Showers with Mostly Cloudy, High 54°F, Low 39°F
20%
54°
39°
WedOct 22
Wed Oct 22: Sunny, High 58°F, Low 35°F
58°
35°
ThuOct 23
Thu Oct 23: Sunny, High 58°F, Low 34°F
58°
34°
FriOct 24
Fri Oct 24: Mostly Sunny, High 62°F, Low 42°F
62°
42°
SatOct 25
Sat Oct 25: Showers, High 60°F, Low 48°F
20%
60°
48°
SunOct 26
Sun Oct 26: Showers with Mostly Cloudy, High 62°F, Low 51°F
30%
62°
51°
MonOct 27
Mon Oct 27: Showers, High 66°F, Low 49°F
30%
66°
49°

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 54°F to 66°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for October. Normal highs for this period are around 63°F with lows around 40°F.



This Date in Weather History

1988 - Joan, the last hurricane of the season, neared the coast of Nicaragua packing 125 mph winds. Joan claimed more than 200 lives as she moved over Central America, and total damage approached 1.5 billion dollars. Crossing more than 40 degrees of longitude, Hurricane Joan never strayed even one degree from the 12 degree north parallel.

More on this and other weather history


Richmond 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Oct 21

Showers with Mostly Cloudy

Day: Isolated rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Oct 22

Sunny

Day: Sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Clear

Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Oct 23

Sunny

Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 58.

Clear

Night: Widespread frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 34.

Friday Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

Day: Widespread frost before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday Oct 25

Showers

Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Showers

Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Oct 26

Showers with Mostly Cloudy

Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Showers with Mostly Cloudy

Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday Oct 27

Showers

Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Showers

Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sun & Moon   Monthly

First Light 6:58 AM

Sunrise 7:26 AM

Sunset 6:18 PM

Last Light 6:46 PM

Moonrise 7:39 AM

Moonset 6:05 PM

Moon Phase
 

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Contiguous United States Extremes

Mon's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX

Tue's Low Temperature
12 at 20 Miles West-southwest Of Dubois, WY


Weather Folklore

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