Van Meter, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

26°F
Feels Like 24°F  
Humidity 84% Dew Point 22°F Wind NNW 2 MPH Gusts 3 Barometer 29.52 in.
Report from a personal weather station 6.9 mi. NNW of central Van Meter
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Increasing Clouds, High 41F, Low 25F
41
25
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 44F, Low 37F
44
37
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Partly Sunny, High 40F, Low 10F
40
10
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 38F, Low 30F
38
30
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Partly Sunny, High 42F, Low 18F
42
18
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Partly Sunny, High 33F, Low 23F
33
23
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Partly Sunny, High 40F
40
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 33°F to 44°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 35°F with lows around 17°F.

This Date in Weather History

1941 - Only two women were employed by the Weather Bureau. By 1945, more than 900 women are employed by the Weather Bureau as observers and forecasters, as a result of filling positions of men during World War II. Eleven days after Pearl Harbor, the Army requested that all weather broadcasts be discontinued. The fear was that the enemy would use this information to plan an attack on the United States.

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Van Meter, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Saturday Dec 20

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Sunday Dec 21

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday Dec 22

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.


About Van Meter, IA

Van Meter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, situated along the Raccoon River. The population was 1,484 at the time of the 2020 census. Van Meter is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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