As of 20:14 CDT

Weather in Dorchester, IA

57°Current weather

Dorchester, Tuesday, 20 October, 20:14

Clear. Feels like 55°. High 69°, low 40°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind5.9 mph S
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°

Monthly outlook for Dorchester, IA: average high 58.3°, average low 41.4°. That is 3.3° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.4 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (74.2°), the coolest 28 October (28.4°).

58.3°/41.4°
Average high / low
+3.3°
Above normal
2 / 4
Wet days / normal
0.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
20 October – 29 October61.5°53.9°+4.2°
30 October – 8 November52.9°48.9°+2.2°
9 November – 18 Novemberat normal43.2°—

October records over 66 years

85.8°3 October 2025All-time high
19.8°27 October 2020All-time low

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

Wed, 2172° / 44°0Clear
72 °Clear

Dorchester, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 72°, low 44°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind5.4 mph SW
Humidity65%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°
Thu, 2274° / 44°0Clear
74 °Clear

Dorchester, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 74°, low 44°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind4.5 mph SE
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point57°
Fri, 2370° / 52°0Clear
70 °Clear

Dorchester, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 70°, low 52°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind10.2 mph S
Humidity66%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Sat, 2468° / 56°0Overcast
68 °Overcast

Dorchester, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 68°, low 56°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind11.7 mph S
Humidity65%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°
Sun, 2567° / 55°0.02Light rain
67 °Light rain

Dorchester, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 55°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind7.8 mph SW
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Mon, 2654° / 39°0.34Rain
54 °Rain

Dorchester, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 54°, low 39°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind13 mph N
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Tue, 2743° / 29°0Clear
43 °Clear

Dorchester, Tuesday, 27 October

Clear. High 43°, low 29°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind9.5 mph N
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Wed, 2847° / 28°0Clear
47 °Clear

Dorchester, Wednesday, 28 October

Clear. High 47°, low 28°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind10.9 mph SW
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Thu, 2951° / 31°0Clear
51 °Clear

Dorchester, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 51°, low 31°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind10.5 mph W
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Fri, 3052° / 32°0Clear
52 °Clear

Dorchester, Friday, 30 October

Clear. High 52°, low 32°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind11.2 mph S
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Sat, 3157° / 42°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Dorchester, Saturday, 31 October

Overcast. High 57°, low 42°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind21 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Sun, 0159° / 52°0.08Light rain
59 °Light rain

Dorchester, Sunday, 1 November

Light rain. High 59°, low 52°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind13.2 mph SW
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Mon, 0252° / 40°0Partly cloudy
52 °Partly cloudy

Dorchester, Monday, 2 November

Partly cloudy. High 52°, low 40°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind14.3 mph NW
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Tue, 0347° / 34°0Overcast
47 °Overcast

Dorchester, Tuesday, 3 November

Overcast. High 47°, low 34°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind6.4 mph SE
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Wed, 0449° / 42°0Overcast
49 °Overcast

Dorchester, Wednesday, 4 November

Overcast. High 49°, low 42°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10.9 mph SE
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Thu, 0548° / 34°0.07Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high66° (2020)
Record low13° (1991)
Fri, 0648° / 34°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high68° (2020)
Record low6° (1991)
Sat, 0747° / 33°0.02Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high67° (2001)
Record low-13° (1991)
Sun, 0847° / 33°0.03Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (1999)
Record low-8° (1991)
Mon, 0946° / 33°0.12Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low15° (1991)
Tue, 1044° / 32°0.12Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high68° (2012)
Record low11° (2018)
Wed, 1143° / 30°0.07Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high67° (1964)
Record low11° (1986)
Thu, 1241° / 29°0.06Climate normal
41 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high61° (1964)
Record low1° (2019)
Fri, 1342° / 29°0.06Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high67° (1999)
Record low3° (1986)
Sat, 1443° / 30°0.03Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high64° (2025)
Record low15° (1986)
Sun, 1543° / 31°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high66° (2001)
Record low15° (2014)
Mon, 1644° / 30°0.06Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high62° (2023)
Record low14° (1989)
Tue, 1743° / 30°0.09Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (2016)
Record low4° (2005)
Wed, 1843° / 29°0.08Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high64° (1999)
Record low6° (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 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.