As of 02:41 CDT

Weather in Harlan, IA

46°Current weather

Harlan, Friday, 16 October, 02:41

Overcast. Feels like 39°. High 51°, low 38°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind16.4 mph NW
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point36°

Monthly outlook for Harlan, IA: average high 59.9°, average low 45.8°. That is 0.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 2.1 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.3 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (72.1°), the coolest 17 October (33.4°).

59.9°/45.8°
Average high / low
+0.8°
Above normal
4 / 4
Wet days / normal
2.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October62.9°59.8°+1.7°
26 October – 4 November55°54.8°+0.1°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal49.4°—

October records over 66 years

89.4°6 October 1963All-time high
16.2°27 October 1997All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Kimballton (13 mi).

Sat, 1757° / 33°0Clear
57 °Clear

Harlan, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 57°, low 33°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind13 mph SW
Humidity45%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point31°
Sun, 1862° / 42°0Clear
62 °Clear

Harlan, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 62°, low 42°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind14.9 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Mon, 1962° / 46°0.01Light rain
62 °Light rain

Harlan, Monday, 19 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind11.2 mph S
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point45°
Tue, 2068° / 49°0Clear
68 °Clear

Harlan, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 68°, low 49°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind13.4 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Wed, 2171° / 54°0.15Light rain
71 °Light rain

Harlan, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 71°, low 54°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind14.7 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Thu, 2272° / 56°0.01Light rain
72 °Light rain

Harlan, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 72°, low 56°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind14.3 mph S
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point58°
Fri, 2370° / 59°0Overcast
70 °Overcast

Harlan, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 70°, low 59°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind20.5 mph SE
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Sat, 2465° / 53°0Clear
65 °Clear

Harlan, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 65°, low 53°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind23.3 mph SW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Sun, 2552° / 45°0.04Light rain
52 °Light rain

Harlan, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 52°, low 45°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind14.2 mph N
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Mon, 2652° / 45°0.91Rain
52 °Rain

Harlan, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 52°, low 45°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind15.5 mph E
Humidity94%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Tue, 2754° / 42°0.21Rain
54 °Rain

Harlan, Tuesday, 27 October

Rain. High 54°, low 42°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11.9 mph W
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Wed, 2848° / 41°0.76Rain
48 °Rain

Harlan, Wednesday, 28 October

Rain. High 48°, low 41°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind16.9 mph NW
Humidity84%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Thu, 2955° / 38°0Partly cloudy
55 °Partly cloudy

Harlan, Thursday, 29 October

Partly cloudy. High 55°, low 38°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind7 mph W
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Fri, 3061° / 45°0Mostly clear
61 °Mostly clear

Harlan, Friday, 30 October

Mostly clear. High 61°, low 45°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind7 mph S
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sat, 3160° / 47°0Overcast
60 °Overcast

Harlan, Saturday, 31 October

Overcast. High 60°, low 47°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind13.5 mph SW
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0154° / 39°0.13Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Harlan, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high74° (1990)
Record low20° (2002)
Mon, 0252° / 38°0.07Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Harlan, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high73° (1964)
Record low8° (1991)
Tue, 0353° / 37°0.09Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Harlan, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high75° (2022)
Record low5° (1991)
Wed, 0452° / 37°0.04Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Harlan, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high69° (2020)
Record low-3° (1991)
Thu, 0552° / 36°0.06Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Harlan, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high70° (2015)
Record low19° (1967)
Fri, 0652° / 36°0.05Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Harlan, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high72° (1980)
Record low11° (1991)
Sat, 0752° / 35°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Harlan, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low-7° (1991)
Sun, 0852° / 35°0.05Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Harlan, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high76° (1999)
Record low-4° (1991)
Mon, 0951° / 35°0.12Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Harlan, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high73° (2022)
Record low17° (2018)
Tue, 1048° / 33°0.08Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Harlan, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high74° (2012)
Record low11° (2018)
Wed, 1147° / 30°0.07Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Harlan, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high70° (1964)
Record low6° (1986)
Thu, 1246° / 30°0.07Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Harlan, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high70° (2005)
Record low3° (2019)
Fri, 1347° / 31°0.07Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Harlan, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low3° (1986)
Sat, 1447° / 33°0.03Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Harlan, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high71° (2025)
Record low10° (2014)

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 Harlan, 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 Harlan, 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.