As of 13:20 CDT

Weather in Grinnell, IA

54°Current weather

Grinnell, Saturday, 17 October, 13:20

Clear. Feels like 51°. High 54°, low 32°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind9.2 mph SW
Humidity47%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point33°

Monthly outlook for Grinnell, IA: average high 65°, average low 48°. That is 3.9° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 1.5 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (73.6°), the coolest 17 October (32.3°).

65°/48°
Average high / low
+3.9°
Above normal
4 / 5
Wet days / normal
1.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October65.6°59.4°+3.5°
27 October – 5 November64°54.4°+5.3°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal49.1°—

October records over 66 years

90°6 October 1963All-time high
16.5°30 October 1980All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Malcom (9 mi).

Sun, 1862° / 41°0Clear
62 °Clear

Grinnell, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 62°, low 41°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind14.6 mph S
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point42°
Mon, 1963° / 45°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

Grinnell, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 45°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind7.2 mph S
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Tue, 2066° / 47°0Clear
66 °Clear

Grinnell, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 66°, low 47°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind7.4 mph SE
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Wed, 2169° / 49°0Clear
69 °Clear

Grinnell, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 69°, low 49°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind7.2 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Thu, 2270° / 49°0Clear
70 °Clear

Grinnell, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 70°, low 49°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind6.9 mph SE
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Fri, 2374° / 54°0Overcast
74 °Overcast

Grinnell, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 74°, low 54°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind14.6 mph SE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Sat, 2471° / 62°0Overcast
71 °Overcast

Grinnell, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 71°, low 62°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind17.3 mph S
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Sun, 2562° / 50°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

Grinnell, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 50°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13.4 mph W
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Mon, 2665° / 46°0.02Light rain
65 °Light rain

Grinnell, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 46°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind12 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Tue, 2769° / 62°0.25Rain
69 °Rain

Grinnell, Tuesday, 27 October

Rain. High 69°, low 62°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind19.1 mph SW
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Wed, 2865° / 53°0.37Light rain
65 °Light rain

Grinnell, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 53°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind14.8 mph S
Humidity96%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Thu, 2957° / 45°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Grinnell, Thursday, 29 October

Overcast. High 57°, low 45°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind10.7 mph W
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Fri, 3069° / 49°0.78Rain
69 °Rain

Grinnell, Friday, 30 October

Rain. High 69°, low 49°.

Pressure29.59 inHg
Wind23.5 mph S
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Sat, 3167° / 43°0.1Light rain
67 °Light rain

Grinnell, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 43°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind26.5 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sun, 0156° / 41°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

Grinnell, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 56°, low 41°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9 mph S
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 0253° / 38°0.09Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high73° (1964)
Record low15° (1991)
Tue, 0353° / 38°0.07Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high73° (1978)
Record low11° (1991)
Wed, 0452° / 38°0.12Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high70° (2008)
Record low9° (1991)
Thu, 0552° / 37°0.07Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high71° (2015)
Record low19° (1991)
Fri, 0652° / 37°0.06Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low17° (1991)
Sat, 0752° / 36°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low4° (1991)
Sun, 0851° / 36°0.04Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high76° (1999)
Record low7° (1991)
Mon, 0951° / 36°0.09Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high73° (1999)
Record low17° (1991)
Tue, 1049° / 34°0.09Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high74° (2012)
Record low13° (2018)
Wed, 1147° / 32°0.09Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (1964)
Record low11° (2019)
Thu, 1246° / 31°0.07Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high66° (1964)
Record low3° (2019)
Fri, 1347° / 31°0.07Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low6° (1986)
Sat, 1447° / 32°0.03Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high71° (1964)
Record low15° (1986)
Sun, 1547° / 33°0.06Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Grinnell, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high70° (1960)
Record low3° (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 Grinnell, 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 Grinnell, 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.