As of 14:16 CDT

Weather in Harlan, IA

57°Current weather

Harlan, Saturday, 17 October, 14:16

Clear. Feels like 54°. High 57°, low 32°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind13.8 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°

Monthly outlook for Harlan, IA: average high 65.4°, average low 49.2°. That is 4.1° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 6 days (about 1.8 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.3 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (76.4°), the coolest 17 October (32.4°).

65.4°/49.2°
Average high / low
+4.1°
Above normal
6 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.8 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October67.1°59.5°+4.2°
27 October – 5 November62.4°54.2°+4.6°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal48.9°—

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).

Sun, 1862° / 41°0Clear
62 °Clear

Harlan, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 62°, low 41°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind14.5 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Mon, 1963° / 46°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

Harlan, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 46°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind9.2 mph S
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Tue, 2066° / 49°0.08Light rain
66 °Light rain

Harlan, Tuesday, 20 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 49°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind9.9 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Wed, 2170° / 52°0Clear
70 °Clear

Harlan, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 70°, low 52°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind8.2 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Thu, 2272° / 51°0Clear
72 °Clear

Harlan, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 72°, low 51°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind8.8 mph SE
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Fri, 2376° / 59°0.1Light rain
76 °Light rain

Harlan, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 76°, low 59°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind19.5 mph S
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Sat, 2475° / 61°0.02Light rain
75 °Light rain

Harlan, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 61°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind19.9 mph S
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Sun, 2561° / 50°0Overcast
61 °Overcast

Harlan, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 61°, low 50°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind14.6 mph NW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Mon, 2669° / 47°0.37Rain
69 °Rain

Harlan, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 69°, low 47°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind19.9 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Tue, 2769° / 63°0.73Rain
69 °Rain

Harlan, Tuesday, 27 October

Rain. High 69°, low 63°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind23.8 mph S
Humidity83%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Wed, 2866° / 53°0.27Light rain
66 °Light rain

Harlan, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 53°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind16.8 mph SW
Humidity88%
Visibility—
Dew point62°
Thu, 2957° / 46°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Harlan, Thursday, 29 October

Overcast. High 57°, low 46°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind12.7 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Fri, 3070° / 51°0.22Light rain
70 °Light rain

Harlan, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 70°, low 51°.

Pressure29.41 inHg
Wind25.2 mph S
Humidity84%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Sat, 3154° / 43°0Partly cloudy
54 °Partly cloudy

Harlan, Saturday, 31 October

Partly cloudy. High 54°, low 43°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind24.6 mph W
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Sun, 0157° / 43°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Harlan, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 57°, low 43°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Sun, 1548° / 32°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Harlan, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high69° (2001)
Record low1° (1972)

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.