Alta, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Light Snow 12°F
Feels Like 9°F  
Humidity 99% Dew Point 12°F Wind S 2 MPH Gusts 7 Barometer 29.84 in.
Report from a personal weather station 4 mi. SE of central Alta
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Mostly Clear, Low 18F
 
18
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Increasing Clouds, High 33F, Low 13F
33
13
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 24F, Low 4F
70%
24
4
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 10F, Low -4F
10
-4
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Cloudy, High 27F, Low 16F
27
16
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Cloudy, High 34F, Low 19F
34
19
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 28F, Low 6F
20%
28
6

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 33°F to a low of 10°F mid-week, then warm to 34°F. Some snow possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 31°F with lows around 14°F.

This Date in Weather History

1786 - The first of two great early December storms began. The storm produced 18 inches of snow at Morristown NJ, and twenty inches of snow at New Haven CT. It also resulted in high tides at Nantucket which did great damage.

More on this and other weather history

Alta, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 18 by 3am. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: Snow likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

Snow

Night: Snow before midnight. Low around 4. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Thursday Dec 11

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.


About Alta, IA

Alta is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,087 at the 2020 census.

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