As of 10:11 CDT

Weather in Thornton, IA

52°Current weather

Thornton, Tuesday, 20 October, 10:11

Clear. Feels like 51°. High 67°, low 40°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind5.9 mph SE
Humidity80%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°

Monthly outlook for Thornton, IA: average high 56.4°, average low 40.8°. That is 1.2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 1.7 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 24 October (71.7°), the coolest 28 October (29.1°).

56.4°/40.8°
Average high / low
+1.2°
Above normal
4 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.7 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
20 October – 29 October58.7°55.9°+1.5°
30 October – 8 November52.6°50.7°+1.1°
9 November – 18 Novemberat normal44.9°—

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).

Wed, 2171° / 43°0Clear
71 °Clear

Thornton, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 71°, low 43°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind4.2 mph SW
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°
Thu, 2271° / 46°0Clear
71 °Clear

Thornton, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 71°, low 46°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind7.5 mph SE
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Fri, 2369° / 52°0Overcast
69 °Overcast

Thornton, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 69°, low 52°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind13.7 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Sat, 2472° / 55°0.05Light rain
72 °Light rain

Thornton, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 72°, low 55°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind15.7 mph S
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Sun, 2558° / 49°0.11Light rain
58 °Light rain

Thornton, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 58°, low 49°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind9.3 mph NE
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Mon, 2648° / 37°1.04Snow
48 °Snow

Thornton, Monday, 26 October

Snow. High 48°, low 37°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind14.4 mph N
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Tue, 2738° / 31°0Overcast
38 °Overcast

Thornton, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 38°, low 31°.

Pressure30.56 inHg
Wind16.5 mph NW
Humidity68%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Wed, 2847° / 29°0Clear
47 °Clear

Thornton, Wednesday, 28 October

Clear. High 47°, low 29°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind16.8 mph SW
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point20°
Thu, 2946° / 33°0Clear
46 °Clear

Thornton, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 46°, low 33°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind14.8 mph NW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point24°
Fri, 3043° / 30°0Clear
43 °Clear

Thornton, Friday, 30 October

Clear. High 43°, low 30°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind12.3 mph NW
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point19°
Sat, 3152° / 32°0Overcast
52 °Overcast

Thornton, Saturday, 31 October

Overcast. High 52°, low 32°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind18.7 mph SW
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Sun, 0150° / 39°0Clear
50 °Clear

Thornton, Sunday, 1 November

Clear. High 50°, low 39°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10.8 mph N
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Mon, 0256° / 36°0Partly cloudy
56 °Partly cloudy

Thornton, Monday, 2 November

Partly cloudy. High 56°, low 36°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind13.1 mph S
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Tue, 0352° / 49°0.47Rain
52 °Rain

Thornton, Tuesday, 3 November

Rain. High 52°, low 49°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind14.9 mph S
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Wed, 0464° / 52°0Partly cloudy
64 °Partly cloudy

Thornton, Wednesday, 4 November

Partly cloudy. High 64°, low 52°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind8.6 mph W
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Sat, 1445° / 30°0.03Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Thornton, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high69° (2025)
Record low13° (2014)
Sun, 1545° / 30°0.07Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Thornton, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high68° (2001)
Record low15° (2000)
Mon, 1645° / 30°0.06Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Thornton, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high67° (2001)
Record low2° (1997)
Tue, 1745° / 31°0.09Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Thornton, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high68° (2016)
Record low9° (1961)
Wed, 1844° / 29°0.06Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Thornton, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low-1° (1961)

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.