Story City, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 12°F
Feels Like 4°F  
Humidity 71% Dew Point 4°F Wind SSW 5 MPH Gusts 6 Barometer 30.32 in.
Solar Rad 249 w/m2 UV Index 2
Report from a personal weather station 0.8 mi. E of central Story City
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Mostly Sunny, High 11F, Low 16F
11
16
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Increasing Clouds, High 32F, Low 15F
32
15
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 25F, Low 9F
40%
25
9
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 16F, Low -5F
16
-5
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Cloudy, High 26F, Low 16F
26
16
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Cloudy, High 33F, Low 21F
33
21
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 31F
30%
31
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 11°F to a high of 33°F by week's end. Some snow possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 8°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 33°F with lows around 16°F.

This Date in Weather History

1972 - Winds gusting to 70 mph sent the temperature at Livingston, MT, plunging from 52 degrees to 18 degrees in just twenty minutes.

More on this and other weather history

Story City, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 16 by 3am. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind around 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 9. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 16.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Snow

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.


About Story City, IA

Story City is a city in Story County, Iowa. It is located within the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which envelops Story County and combined with the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area makes up the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. The population was 3,352 in the 2020 census, a slight increase from 3,228 in 2000.

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