Monthly outlook for What Cheer, IA: average high 65.9°, average low 49.8°. That is 1.9° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 6 days (about 3.0 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 12 October (84.5°), the coolest 24 October (31.9°).
65.9°/49.8°
Average high / low
+1.9°
Above normal
6 / 4
Wet days / normal
3.0 in
Precipitation this month
Ten-day blocks vs climate normal
Period
Forecast high
Normal
Difference
9 October – 18 October
69.9°
63.5°
+3.5°
19 October – 28 October
59.2°
59.5°
-0.2°
29 October – 7 November
at normal
54.8°
—
October records over 66 years
93°6 October 1963All-time high
15.8°29 October 1980All-time low
Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Rose Hill (8 mi).
Sat, 1084° / 63°0
84 °
What Cheer, Saturday, 10 October
Overcast. High 84°, low 63°.
Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind11.3 mph S
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point64°
Sun, 1181° / 58°0
81 °
What Cheer, Sunday, 11 October
Clear. High 81°, low 58°.
Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind7.8 mph SE
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°
Mon, 1285° / 68°0
85 °
What Cheer, Monday, 12 October
Partly cloudy. High 85°, low 68°.
Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind12.2 mph SW
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point65°
Tue, 1376° / 62°0
76 °
What Cheer, Tuesday, 13 October
Partly cloudy. High 76°, low 62°.
Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind8.3 mph N
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point58°
Wed, 1467° / 58°0.56
67 °
What Cheer, Wednesday, 14 October
Rain. High 67°, low 58°.
Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11.7 mph E
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Thu, 1561° / 56°1.41
61 °
What Cheer, Thursday, 15 October
Heavy rain. High 61°, low 56°.
Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind11.4 mph SE
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Fri, 1659° / 42°0.12
59 °
What Cheer, Friday, 16 October
Light rain. High 59°, low 42°.
Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind25.3 mph W
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sat, 1746° / 34°0
46 °
What Cheer, Saturday, 17 October
Mostly clear. High 46°, low 34°.
Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind21.9 mph NW
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Sun, 1857° / 33°0
57 °
What Cheer, Sunday, 18 October
Mostly clear. High 57°, low 33°.
Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind17.7 mph SW
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Mon, 1964° / 42°0
64 °
What Cheer, Monday, 19 October
Partly cloudy. High 64°, low 42°.
Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7.2 mph SW
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Tue, 2066° / 46°0
66 °
What Cheer, Tuesday, 20 October
Partly cloudy. High 66°, low 46°.
Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind11.8 mph S
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Wed, 2162° / 52°0.05
62 °
What Cheer, Wednesday, 21 October
Light rain. High 62°, low 52°.
Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10.8 mph SW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Thu, 2267° / 54°0.71
67 °
What Cheer, Thursday, 22 October
Heavy rain. High 67°, low 54°.
Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind20.6 mph NW
Humidity89%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Fri, 2350° / 39°0
50 °
What Cheer, Friday, 23 October
Partly cloudy. High 50°, low 39°.
Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind19.8 mph NW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 2445° / 32°0
45 °
What Cheer, Saturday, 24 October
Clear. High 45°, low 32°.
Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind11 mph NW
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2558° / 43°0.05
58 °
What Cheer, Sunday, 25 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high58°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high78° (1989)
Record low29° (1962)
Mon, 2658° / 42°0.09
58 °
What Cheer, Monday, 26 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high58°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high78° (1963)
Record low24° (1962)
Tue, 2757° / 42°0.07
57 °
What Cheer, Tuesday, 27 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high57°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high75° (2014)
Record low19° (1997)
Wed, 2856° / 41°0.06
56 °
What Cheer, Wednesday, 28 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high56°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high77° (2016)
Record low17° (1967)
Thu, 2957° / 41°0.08
57 °
What Cheer, Thursday, 29 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high57°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high81° (2024)
Record low16° (1980)
Fri, 3058° / 42°0.1
58 °
What Cheer, Friday, 30 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high58°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high76° (2024)
Record low18° (1980)
Sat, 3156° / 42°0.13
56 °
What Cheer, Saturday, 31 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high56°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high76° (1968)
Record low22° (1993)
Sun, 0156° / 40°0.19
56 °
What Cheer, Sunday, 1 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high56°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.19 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high75° (2000)
Record low22° (2023)
Mon, 0254° / 39°0.08
54 °
What Cheer, Monday, 2 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high54°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high75° (1964)
Record low16° (1991)
Tue, 0354° / 39°0.08
54 °
What Cheer, Tuesday, 3 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high54°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high75° (1978)
Record low11° (1991)
Wed, 0453° / 39°0.1
53 °
What Cheer, Wednesday, 4 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high53°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (1978)
Record low10° (1991)
Thu, 0553° / 38°0.07
53 °
What Cheer, Thursday, 5 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high71° (2015)
Record low20° (1991)
Fri, 0653° / 37°0.06
53 °
What Cheer, Friday, 6 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high71° (2020)
Record low17° (1991)
Sat, 0753° / 37°0.02
53 °
What Cheer, Saturday, 7 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high72° (1966)
Record low1° (1991)
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 What Cheer, 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 What Cheer, 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.