As of 14:17 CDT

Weather in Thornton, IA

51°Current weather

Thornton, Thursday, 15 October, 14:17

Rain. Feels like 50°. High 52°, low 44°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind12.3 mph NW
Humidity97%
Visibility5.1 mi
Dew point50°

Monthly outlook for Thornton, IA: average high 61.6°, average low 47.2°. That is 2.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 8 days (about 2.1 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (69.3°), the coolest 17 October (32.3°).

61.6°/47.2°
Average high / low
+2.8°
Above normal
8 / 4
Wet days / normal
2.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
15 October – 24 October61.6°57.6°+2.2°
25 October – 3 November61.5°53.2°+4.6°
4 November – 13 Novemberat normal47.2°—

October records over 66 years

86.7°1 October 2023All-time high
16.9°27 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Meservey (5 mi).

Fri, 1651° / 36°0.04Light rain
51 °Light rain

Thornton, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 51°, low 36°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind22.6 mph N
Humidity60%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Sat, 1757° / 32°0Clear
57 °Clear

Thornton, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 57°, low 32°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind13.6 mph SW
Humidity44%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point29°
Sun, 1862° / 42°0Clear
62 °Clear

Thornton, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 62°, low 42°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind14.6 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point39°
Mon, 1958° / 46°0Overcast
58 °Overcast

Thornton, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 58°, low 46°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind8.6 mph S
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point45°
Tue, 2067° / 46°0Clear
67 °Clear

Thornton, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 67°, low 46°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind9 mph SE
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Wed, 2169° / 49°0Mostly clear
69 °Mostly clear

Thornton, Wednesday, 21 October

Mostly clear. High 69°, low 49°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind15.5 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Thu, 2268° / 60°0.17Rain
68 °Rain

Thornton, Thursday, 22 October

Rain. High 68°, low 60°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind15.6 mph S
Humidity79%
Visibility—
Dew point57°
Fri, 2369° / 60°0.02Light rain
69 °Light rain

Thornton, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 60°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind19.6 mph S
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Sat, 2464° / 51°0.07Light rain
64 °Light rain

Thornton, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 51°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind20 mph NW
Humidity87%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Sun, 2561° / 45°0Clear
61 °Clear

Thornton, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 61°, low 45°.

Pressure30.56 inHg
Wind8.8 mph SE
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Mon, 2657° / 45°0.47Rain
57 °Rain

Thornton, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 57°, low 45°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind18 mph SE
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Tue, 2763° / 58°0.09Light rain
63 °Light rain

Thornton, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 63°, low 58°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind16.6 mph S
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Wed, 2865° / 53°0.14Light rain
65 °Light rain

Thornton, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 53°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind21.6 mph S
Humidity76%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Thu, 2965° / 48°0Partly cloudy
65 °Partly cloudy

Thornton, Thursday, 29 October

Partly cloudy. High 65°, low 48°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind10.7 mph S
Humidity71%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Fri, 3058° / 39°0.24Light rain
58 °Light rain

Thornton, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 58°, low 39°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind20.8 mph NW
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 3153° / 38°0.1Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Thornton, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high74° (1968)
Record low20° (1993)
Sun, 0152° / 37°0.11Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Thornton, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high71° (2022)
Record low21° (2002)
Mon, 0251° / 36°0.04Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Thornton, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high72° (2022)
Record low14° (1991)
Tue, 0350° / 36°0.06Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Thornton, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high71° (2008)
Record low11° (1991)
Wed, 0450° / 35°0.05Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Thornton, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high70° (2008)
Record low5° (1991)
Thu, 0550° / 35°0.07Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Thornton, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high70° (2015)
Record low18° (1967)
Fri, 0649° / 35°0.07Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Thornton, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low6° (1991)
Sat, 0749° / 33°0.01Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Thornton, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high72° (2001)
Record low-8° (1991)
Sun, 0849° / 33°0.04Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Thornton, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low-2° (1991)
Mon, 0948° / 33°0.12Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Thornton, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high71° (2022)
Record low15° (2018)
Tue, 1045° / 31°0.1Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Thornton, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high73° (2012)
Record low9° (2018)
Wed, 1144° / 29°0.07Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Thornton, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (1964)
Record low6° (1986)
Thu, 1243° / 28°0.08Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Thornton, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high66° (2005)
Record low4° (2019)
Fri, 1344° / 29°0.06Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Thornton, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high71° (1999)
Record low3° (1986)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Thornton, IA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Thornton, IA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.