Prairie City, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 76°F
Feels Like 76°F  
Humidity 42% Dew Point 51°F Wind SSW 13 MPH Gusts 19 Barometer N/A
Solar Rad 360 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.6 miles SSW of central Prairie City
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 76F, Low 54F
76
54
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Clear, High 67F, Low 34F
67
34
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Mostly Sunny, High 52F, Low 35F
52
35
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain, High 50F, Low 35F
40%
50
35
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 47F, Low 33F
47
33
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 51F, Low 40F
51
40
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain, High 53F
40%
53
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 76°F to a low of 47°F, then recover to 53°F by week's end. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 47°F with lows around 28°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Prairie City, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Clear

Day: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

Sunday Nov 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday Nov 17

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Rain

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

Thursday Nov 20

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.


About Prairie City, IA

Prairie City is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,700 at the time of the 2020 census. It is twenty-two miles east of Des Moines.

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