As of 00:42 CST

Weather in Dorchester, IA

40°Current weather

Dorchester, Monday, 9 November, 00:42

Partly cloudy. Feels like 37°. High 65°, low 36°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind3.9 mph W
Humidity91%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°

Monthly outlook for Dorchester, IA: average high 50°, average low 36.1°. That is 4.5° above the climate normal for November. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 0.4 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 9 November (65.2°), the coolest 14 November (26.6°).

50°/36.1°
Average high / low
+4.5°
Above normal
4 / 4
Wet days / normal
0.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 November – 18 November50.3°43.2°+3.9°
19 November – 28 November49.5°38.3°+6.2°
29 November – 8 Decemberat normal32.6°—

November records over 66 years

71.8°1 November 2000All-time high
-13.2°7 November 1991All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Caledonia (11 mi).

Tue, 1058° / 37°0Partly cloudy
58 °Partly cloudy

Dorchester, Tuesday, 10 November

Partly cloudy. High 58°, low 37°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind3.3 mph NW
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point39°
Wed, 1156° / 40°0.02Light rain
56 °Light rain

Dorchester, Wednesday, 11 November

Light rain. High 56°, low 40°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind4.5 mph N
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Thu, 1240° / 35°0Overcast
40 °Overcast

Dorchester, Thursday, 12 November

Overcast. High 40°, low 35°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind11.7 mph N
Humidity72%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point29°
Fri, 1340° / 29°0Overcast
40 °Overcast

Dorchester, Friday, 13 November

Overcast. High 40°, low 29°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind10.3 mph N
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 1442° / 27°0Mostly clear
42 °Mostly clear

Dorchester, Saturday, 14 November

Mostly clear. High 42°, low 27°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind4.5 mph N
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Sun, 1549° / 30°0Overcast
49 °Overcast

Dorchester, Sunday, 15 November

Overcast. High 49°, low 30°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind4.7 mph S
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Mon, 1651° / 34°0Clear
51 °Clear

Dorchester, Monday, 16 November

Clear. High 51°, low 34°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind8.7 mph SE
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Tue, 1750° / 36°0Overcast
50 °Overcast

Dorchester, Tuesday, 17 November

Overcast. High 50°, low 36°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind10.4 mph SE
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Wed, 1852° / 44°0.17Light rain
52 °Light rain

Dorchester, Wednesday, 18 November

Light rain. High 52°, low 44°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind11.5 mph W
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Thu, 1947° / 38°0Mostly clear
47 °Mostly clear

Dorchester, Thursday, 19 November

Mostly clear. High 47°, low 38°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind13.5 mph W
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Fri, 2047° / 38°0.04Light rain
47 °Light rain

Dorchester, Friday, 20 November

Light rain. High 47°, low 38°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7.4 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 2143° / 31°0Clear
43 °Clear

Dorchester, Saturday, 21 November

Clear. High 43°, low 31°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind9 mph N
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point19°
Sun, 2245° / 29°0.01Light rain
45 °Light rain

Dorchester, Sunday, 22 November

Light rain. High 45°, low 29°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind17.2 mph SE
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Mon, 2358° / 44°0.13Rain
58 °Rain

Dorchester, Monday, 23 November

Rain. High 58°, low 44°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind20.8 mph S
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Tue, 2457° / 52°0.05Light rain
57 °Light rain

Dorchester, Tuesday, 24 November

Light rain. High 57°, low 52°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind12.1 mph S
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Wed, 2538° / 26°0.05Climate normal
38 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Wednesday, 25 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high38°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high53° (1998)
Record low-1° (1991)
Thu, 2637° / 24°0.07Climate normal
37 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Thursday, 26 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high37°
Average low24°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high58° (1990)
Record low-9° (1991)
Fri, 2735° / 23°0.09Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Friday, 27 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low23°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high60° (1990)
Record low-9° (1996)
Sat, 2834° / 22°0.08Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Saturday, 28 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low22°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high60° (1998)
Record low2° (1977)
Sun, 2936° / 23°0.07Climate normal
36 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Sunday, 29 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high36°
Average low23°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high63° (1998)
Record low-5° (1985)
Mon, 3035° / 22°0.06Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Monday, 30 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low22°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high63° (1998)
Record low-9° (1964)
Tue, 0133° / 22°0.08Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Tuesday, 1 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low22°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high57° (1998)
Record low-5° (1971)
Wed, 0234° / 20°0.05Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Wednesday, 2 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high60° (1982)
Record low-6° (2014)
Thu, 0333° / 20°0.08Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Thursday, 3 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high60° (2012)
Record low-14° (1985)
Fri, 0433° / 19°0.07Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Friday, 4 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low19°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high60° (2017)
Record low-8° (1991)
Sat, 0533° / 19°0.06Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Saturday, 5 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low19°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high61° (2001)
Record low-5° (1984)
Sun, 0630° / 16°0.02Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Sunday, 6 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high51° (1998)
Record low-14° (1972)
Mon, 0729° / 16°0.04Climate normal
29 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Monday, 7 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high29°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high49° (2024)
Record low-20° (1972)
Tue, 0830° / 17°0.04Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Tuesday, 8 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high50° (2023)
Record low-8° (1978)

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 Dorchester, 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 Dorchester, 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.