Richards, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions From Nearby Station
Feels Like 19°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 31°F to 37°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 32°F with lows around 15°F.
This Date in Weather History
1987 - A major winter storm hit the Great Lakes Region, intensifying explosively as it crossed northern Illinois. High winds and heavy snow created blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin. Winds gusted to 73 mph, and snowfall totals ranged up to 17 inches at LaFarge. The barometric pressure at Chicago IL dropped three quarters of an inch in six hours to 28.96 inches, a record low reading for December. Up to a foot of snow blanketed northern Illinois, and winds in the Chicago area gusted to 75 mph. O'Hare Airport in Chicago was closed for several hours, for only the fourth time in twenty years. High winds derailed train cars at Avon IN. Light winds and partly sunny skies were reported near the center of the storm, a feature typical of tropical storms.
Richards, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Dec 15
Night: Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 4am. Areas of freezing fog between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 18. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Tuesday Dec 16
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Dec 17
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Dec 18
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery.
Friday Dec 19
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Saturday Dec 20
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Sunday Dec 21
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday Dec 22
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
How We Provide Better Local Weather
Current conditions: We use the nearest available station to your location - including professional MESONET/MADIS and local weather stations - often miles closer than regional airports.
Forecasts: National Weather Service point forecasts predict for your specific area, not broad regional zones, making them far more relevant to your location.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:42 AM
Sunset 4:47 PM
Last Light 5:19 PM
Moonset 1:46 PM
Contiguous US Extremes
Mon's High Temperature
89 at Palm Springs, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
-15 at Mount Washington, NH
Weather Folklore
The factory smoke stack is more of a nuisance before a rain.
