Pocahontas, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Wind Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

48°F
Feels Like 48°F  
Humidity 99% Dew Point 48°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.82 in.
Report from a personal weather station 0.3 mi. W of central Pocahontas
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Point Forecast at a Glance

MonNov 24
Mon Nov 24: Rain, Low 45F
30%
 
45
TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Rain, High 47F, Low 25F
30%
47
25
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Mostly Sunny, High 34F, Low 18F
34
18
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Sunny, High 32F, Low 14F
32
14
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Snow, High 29F, Low 20F
50%
29
20
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Snow, High 29F, Low 17F
30%
29
17
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Snow, High 27F, Low 10F
40%
27
10

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 27°F to 34°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain or snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 38°F with lows around 20°F.

This Date in Weather History

1982 - Hurricane Iwa lashed the Hawaiian Islands of Niihau, Kauai, and Oahu with high winds and surf. Winds gusting to 120 mph caused extensive shoreline damage. Damage totalled 150 million dollars on Kauai, and fifty million dollars on Oahu. The peak storm surge on the south shore was six to eight feet. It marked the first time in 25 years that Hawaii had been affected by a hurricane.

More on this and other weather history

Pocahontas, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Monday Nov 24

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Nov 25

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 47 by 11am, then falling to around 39 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a light southwest wind becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow between 7pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Nov 26

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Nov 27

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 32.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Friday Nov 28

Snow

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

Snow

Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Nov 29

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 17.

Sunday Nov 30

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

Snow

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Monday Dec 1

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.


About Pocahontas, IA

Pocahontas is a city in and the county seat of Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,867 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 1,970 population in 2000.

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