Story City, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 9°F
Feels Like 0°F  
Humidity 73% Dew Point 3°F Wind SSW 5 MPH Gusts 7 Barometer 30.35 in.
Solar Rad 258 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: Sunny, High 11F, Low 13F
11
13
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Increasing Clouds, High 31F, Low 17F
31
17
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 26F, Low 3F
40%
26
3
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 13F, Low -1F
13
-1
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Cloudy, High 25F, Low 17F
25
17
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Cloudy, High 33F, Low 22F
33
22
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 30F
30%
30
 

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 9°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

1987 - A cold front crossing the Pacific Coast Region brought high winds and heavy rain to California. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Newport Beach CA, and Mount Wilson CA was drenched with 2.17 inches of rain in six hours. Gale force winds prevailed along the Northern Pacific Coast, and winds in the Tehachapis Mountains of southern California gusted to 60 mph.

More on this and other weather history

Story City, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -10. 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 31. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind around 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 13.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

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


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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